iairiglif

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱερόγλυφος (hierógluphos, “carver of hieroglyphs”).

Noun

iairiglif f (genitive singular iairiglife, nominative plural iairiglifí)

1. hieroglyph

Declension

Declension of iairiglif (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative iairiglif iairiglifí vocative a iairiglif a iairiglifí genitive iairiglife iairiglifí dative iairiglif iairiglifí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an iairiglif na hiairiglifí genitive na hiairiglife na n-iairiglifí dative leis an iairiglif don iairiglif leis na hiairiglifí

Mutation

Mutated forms of iairiglif

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iairiglif	n-iairiglif	hiairiglif	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iairiglif”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN