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triantánach

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See also: triantanach

Irish

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Etymology

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From triantán (triangle) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

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triantánach (genitive singular masculine triantánaigh, genitive singular feminine triantánaí, plural triantánacha, comparative triantánaí)

  1. triangular, three-cornered; deltoid

Declension

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Declension of triantánach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative triantánach thriantánach triantánacha;
thriantánacha2
vocative thriantánaigh triantánacha
genitive triantánaí triantánacha triantánach
dative triantánach;
thriantánach1
thriantánach;
thriantánaigh (archaic)
triantánacha;
thriantánacha2
Comparative níos triantánaí
Superlative is triantánaí

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

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of triantánach
radical lenition eclipsis
triantánach thriantánach dtriantánach

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

Further reading

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