Gaimbiach
Irish
Etymology
From an Ghaimbia (“Gambia”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
Gaimbiach (genitive singular masculine Gaimbiaigh, genitive singular feminine Gaimbiaiche, plural Gaimbiacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Gaimbiach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Gaimbiach | Ghaimbiach | Gaimbiacha; Ghaimbiacha² | |
Vocative | Ghaimbiach | Gaimbiacha | ||
Genitive | Gaimbiaiche | Gaimbiacha | Gaimbiach | |
Dative | Gaimbiach; Ghaimbiach¹ |
Ghaimbiach | Gaimbiacha; Ghaimbiacha² | |
Comparative | níos Gaimbiaiche | |||
Superlative | is Gaimbiaiche |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- Poblacht na Gaimbia (“the Republic of Gambia”)
Declension
Declension of Gaimbiach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Gaimbiach | Ghaimbiach | nGaimbiach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Gaimbiach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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