greamaitheach

Irish

Etymology

From greamaigh (“attach, fix, fasten”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

greamaitheach (genitive singular masculine greamaithigh, genitive singular feminine greamaithí, plural greamaitheacha, comparative greamaithí)

1. sticky, adhesive

Declension

Declension of greamaitheach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	greamaitheach	ghreamaitheach	greamaitheacha; ghreamaitheacha2
vocative	ghreamaithigh		greamaitheacha
genitive		greamaithí	greamaitheacha	greamaitheach
dative	greamaitheach; ghreamaitheach1	ghreamaitheach; ghreamaithigh (archaic)	greamaitheacha; ghreamaitheacha2
Comparative	níos greamaithí
Superlative	is greamaithí

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

Derived terms

• ábhar greamaitheach (“adhesive”)
• lipéad greamaitheach (“adhesive label”)
• téip ghreamaitheach (“adhesive tape”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of greamaitheach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
greamaitheach	ghreamaitheach	ngreamaitheach

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