Spáinneach

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Irish

Etymology

From an Spáinn (“Spain”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix), Old Irish Espáinech.

Adjective

Spáinneach (genitive singular masculine Spáinnigh, genitive singular feminine Spáinní, plural Spáinneacha, not comparable)

  1. Spanish

Declension

Declension of Spáinneach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Spáinneach Spáinneach Spáinneacha
Vocative Spáinnigh Spáinneacha
Genitive Spáinní Spáinneacha Spáinneach
Dative Spáinneach Spáinneach;
Spáinnigh (archaic) 		Spáinneacha
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

Derived terms

Noun

Spáinneach m (genitive singular Spáinnigh, nominative plural Spáinnigh)

  1. Spaniard
  2. Spanish ship

Declension

Declension of Spáinneach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Spáinneach Spáinnigh
Vocative a Spáinnigh a Spáinneacha
Genitive Spáinnigh Spáinneach
Dative Spáinneach Spáinnigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Spáinneach na Spáinnigh
Genitive an Spáinnigh na Spáinneach
Dative leis an Spáinneach

don Spáinneach

leis na Spáinnigh

Alternative forms

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