olagónach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From olagón (“(act of) wailing; wail; dirge, lament”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]olagónach (genitive singular masculine olagónaigh, genitive singular feminine olagónaí, plural olagónacha, comparative olagónaí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | olagónach | olagónach | olagónacha | |
| vocative | olagónaigh | olagónacha | ||
| genitive | olagónaí | olagónacha | olagónach | |
| dative | olagónach | olagónach; olagónaigh (archaic) |
olagónacha | |
| Comparative | níos olagónaí | |||
| Superlative | is olagónaí | |||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| olagónach | n-olagónach | holagónach | 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) “olagónach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “olagónach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “olagónach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024