polamorfach

Irish

Etymology

From pola- (“poly-”) +‎ -morfach (“-morphic”).

Adjective

polamorfach (genitive singular masculine polamorfaigh, genitive singular feminine polamorfaí, plural polamorfacha)

1. (biology, biochemistry, computer science) polymorphic

Declension

Declension of polamorfach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	polamorfach	pholamorfach	polamorfacha; pholamorfacha2
vocative	pholamorfaigh		polamorfacha
genitive		polamorfaí	polamorfacha	polamorfach
dative	polamorfach; pholamorfach1	pholamorfach; pholamorfaigh (archaic)	polamorfacha; pholamorfacha2
Comparative	níos polamorfaí
Superlative	is polamorfaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• ilchruthach

Related terms

• polamorf m (“polymorph”)
• polamorfacht f (“polymorphism”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of polamorfach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
polamorfach	pholamorfach	bpolamorfach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “polamorfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN