Gearmánach
Irish
Etymology
From An Ghearmáin (“Germany”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
Gearmánach (genitive singular masculine Gearmánaigh, genitive singular feminine Gearmánaí, plural Gearmánacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Gearmánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Gearmánach | Ghearmánach | Gearmánacha; Ghearmánacha² | |
| Vocative | Ghearmánaigh | Gearmánacha | ||
| Genitive | Gearmánaí | Gearmánacha | Gearmánach | |
| Dative | Gearmánach; Ghearmánach¹ |
Ghearmánach; Ghearmánaigh (archaic) |
Gearmánacha; Ghearmánacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Gearmánaí | |||
| Superlative | is Gearmánaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Declension
Declension of Gearmánach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Gearmánach | Ghearmánach | nGearmánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Gearmánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Gearmánach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Gearmánach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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