máinliach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]máinliach (genitive singular masculine máinliach, genitive singular feminine máinliaiche, plural máinliacha, not comparable)
- surgical (relating to surgery)
- Synonym: máinliachta
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | máinliach | mháinliach | máinliacha; mháinliacha2 | |
| vocative | mháinliach | máinliacha | ||
| genitive | máinliaiche | máinliacha | máinliach | |
| dative | máinliach; mháinliach1 |
mháinliach | máinliacha; mháinliacha2 | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| máinliach | mháinliach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “máinliach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “máinliach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “máinliach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024