ilchruthach

Irish

Etymology

From il- (“multiple, poly-, multi-”) +‎ cruth (“shape”) + -ach (adjectival suffix) (or -chruthach (“-shaped”)).

Adjective

ilchruthach (genitive singular masculine ilchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine ilchruthaí, plural ilchruthacha)

1. many-shaped, multiform, polymorphic, polymorphous

Declension

Declension of ilchruthach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ilchruthach	ilchruthach	ilchruthacha
vocative	ilchruthaigh		ilchruthacha
genitive		ilchruthaí	ilchruthacha	ilchruthach
dative	ilchruthach	ilchruthach; ilchruthaigh (archaic)	ilchruthacha
Comparative	níos ilchruthaí
Superlative	is ilchruthaí

Related terms

• ilchruthacht f (“polymorphism”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ilchruthach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ilchruthach	n-ilchruthach	hilchruthach	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) “ilchruthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN