luaineach
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]luaineach (genitive singular masculine luainigh, genitive singular feminine luainí, plural luaineacha, comparative luainí)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | luaineach | luaineach | luaineacha | |
vocative | luainigh | luaineacha | ||
genitive | luainí | luaineacha | luaineach | |
dative | luaineach | luaineach; luainigh (archaic) |
luaineacha | |
Comparative | níos luainí | |||
Superlative | is luainí |
Derived terms
[edit]- luaineachán (“swimming-crab”)
Related terms
[edit]- luaineacht (“mobility, nimbleness; restlessness; changeableness, vacillation, inconstancy, fluctuation; volatility”)
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luaineach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “changeable”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “inconstant”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “volatile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024