scrogallach
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]scrogallach (genitive singular masculine scrogallaigh, genitive singular feminine scrogallaí, plural scrogallacha, comparative scrogallaí)
- having a long, thin neck; swan-necked
- (nominalized, masculine) swan-necked person
Declension
[edit]Declension of scrogallach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | scrogallach | scrogallach | scrogallacha | |
| Vocative | scrogallaigh | scrogallacha | ||
| Genitive | scrogallaí | scrogallacha | scrogallach | |
| Dative | scrogallach | scrogallach; scrogallaigh (archaic) |
scrogallacha | |
| Comparative | níos scrogallaí | |||
| Superlative | is scrogallaí | |||
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “scrogallach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scrogallach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 619
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scrogallach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN