micriliteach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From micri- (“micro-”) + -lit (“-lith”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]micriliteach (genitive singular masculine micrilitigh, genitive singular feminine micrilití, plural micriliteacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | micriliteach | mhicriliteach | micriliteacha; mhicriliteacha2 | |
| vocative | mhicrilitigh | micriliteacha | ||
| genitive | micrilití | micriliteacha | micriliteach | |
| dative | micriliteach; mhicriliteach1 |
mhicriliteach; mhicrilitigh (archaic) |
micriliteacha; mhicriliteacha2 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| micriliteach | mhicriliteach | 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) “micriliteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “micriliteach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm