gréisceach

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɾʲeːʃcəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɾʲeːʃca(x)/

Adjective

gréisceach (genitive singular masculine gréiscigh, genitive singular feminine gréiscí, plural gréisceacha, comparative gréiscí)

greasy
Synonym: bealaithe

Declension

Declension of *gréisceach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	gréisceach	ghréisceach	gréisceacha; ghréisceacha²
vocative	ghréiscigh	ghréisceach	gréisceacha
genitive	ghréiscigh	gréiscí	gréisceacha	gréisceach
dative	gréisceach; ghréisceach¹	ghréisceach; ghréiscigh (archaic)	gréisceacha; ghréisceacha²
Comparative	níos gréiscí
Superlative	is gréiscí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

gréisceacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of *gréisceach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
gréisceach	ghréisceach	ngréisceach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.