teangach

Irish

Etymology

From teanga (“tongue; language”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

teangach (genitive singular masculine teangaigh, genitive singular feminine teangaí, plural teangacha, comparative teangaí)

Declension

Declension of *teangach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	teangach	theangach	teangacha; theangacha²
vocative	theangaigh	theangach	teangacha
genitive	theangaigh	teangaí	teangacha	teangach
dative	teangach; theangach¹	theangach; theangaigh (archaic)	teangacha; theangacha²
Comparative	níos teangaí
Superlative	is teangaí

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

Derived terms

géartheangach

Mutation

Mutated forms of *teangach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
teangach	theangach	dteangach

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