urtheilgeach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ur- (“over”) + teilg (“throw”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]urtheilgeach (genitive singular masculine urtheilgigh, genitive singular feminine urtheilgí, plural urtheilgeacha, comparative urtheilgí)
- hyperbolic
- Synonym: áibhéalach
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | urtheilgeach | urtheilgeach | urtheilgeacha | |
| vocative | urtheilgigh | urtheilgeacha | ||
| genitive | urtheilgí | urtheilgeacha | urtheilgeach | |
| dative | urtheilgeach | urtheilgeach; urtheilgigh (archaic) |
urtheilgeacha | |
| Comparative | níos urtheilgí | |||
| Superlative | is urtheilgí | |||
Related terms
[edit]- urtheilgean (“hyperbole”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| urtheilgeach | n-urtheilgeach | hurtheilgeach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “urtheilgeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “urtheilgeach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm