osréalach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From os- (“super-, over-”) + réalach (“realist”).
Adjective
[edit]osréalach (genitive singular masculine osréalaigh, genitive singular feminine osréalaí, plural osréalacha, comparative osréalaí)
- (art) surrealist
- Synonym: osréalaíoch
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | osréalach | osréalach | osréalacha | |
| vocative | osréalaigh | osréalacha | ||
| genitive | osréalaí | osréalacha | osréalach | |
| dative | osréalach | osréalach; osréalaigh (archaic) |
osréalacha | |
| Comparative | níos osréalaí | |||
| Superlative | is osréalaí | |||
Related terms
[edit]- osréalachas m (“surrealism”)
- osréalaí m (“surrealist”, noun)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| osréalach | n-osréalach | hosréalach | 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) “osréalach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “osréalach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “osréalach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024