micreathonnach

Irish

Etymology

From micreathonn (“microwave”, noun) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

micreathonnach (genitive singular masculine micreathonnaigh, genitive singular feminine micreathonnaí, plural micreathonnacha, not comparable)

1. microwave (attributive)

Declension

Declension of micreathonnach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	micreathonnach	mhicreathonnach	micreathonnacha; mhicreathonnacha2
vocative	mhicreathonnaigh		micreathonnacha
genitive		micreathonnaí	micreathonnacha	micreathonnach
dative	micreathonnach; mhicreathonnach1	mhicreathonnach; mhicreathonnaigh (archaic)	micreathonnacha; mhicreathonnacha2
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.

Derived terms

• oigheann micreathonnach (“microwave oven”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of micreathonnach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
micreathonnach	mhicreathonnach	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

• “micreathonnach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024