gréisceach
Irish
Adjective
gréisceach (genitive singular masculine gréiscigh, genitive singular feminine gréiscí, plural gréisceacha, comparative gréiscí)
- greasy
- Synonym: bealaithe
Declension
Declension of gréisceach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gréisceach | ghréisceach | gréisceacha; ghréisceacha² | |
| Vocative | ghréiscigh | gréisceacha | ||
| Genitive | gréiscí | gréisceacha | gréisceach | |
| Dative | gréisceach; ghréisceach¹ |
ghréisceach; ghréiscigh (archaic) |
gréisceacha; ghréisceacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gréiscí | |||
| Superlative | is gréiscí | |||
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
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gréisceach | ghréisceach | ngréisceach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gréisceach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gréisceach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gréisceach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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