teiligineach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]teiligineach (genitive singular masculine teiliginigh, genitive singular feminine teiliginí, plural teiligineacha, comparative teiliginí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | teiligineach | theiligineach | teiligineacha; theiligineacha2 | |
| vocative | theiliginigh | teiligineacha | ||
| genitive | teiliginí | teiligineacha | teiligineach | |
| dative | teiligineach; theiligineach1 |
theiligineach; theiliginigh (archaic) |
teiligineacha; theiligineacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos teiliginí | |||
| Superlative | is teiliginí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| teiligineach | theiligineach | dteiligineach |
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]- “teiligineach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024