Meiriceánach

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Irish

Etymology

From Meiriceá (“America”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Meiriceánach (genitive singular masculine Meiriceánaigh, genitive singular feminine Meiriceánaí, plural Meiriceánacha, comparative Meiriceánaí)

  1. American
  2. (nominalized, masculine) American

Declension

Declension of Meiriceánach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative Meiriceánach Mheiriceánach Meiriceánacha;
Mheiriceánacha2
vocative Mheiriceánaigh Meiriceánacha
genitive Meiriceánaí Meiriceánacha Meiriceánach
dative Meiriceánach;
Mheiriceánach1 		Mheiriceánach;
Mheiriceánaigh (archaic) 		Meiriceánacha;
Mheiriceánacha2
Comparative níos Meiriceánaí
Superlative is Meiriceánaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of Meiriceánach
radical lenition eclipsis
Meiriceánach Mheiriceánach not applicable

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

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