ailseach

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Irish

Etymology 1

From ailse (“cancer”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ailseach (genitive singular masculine ailsigh, genitive singular feminine ailsí, plural ailseacha, not comparable)

  1. (oncology) cancerous
Declension
Declension of ailseach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative ailseach ailseach ailseacha
vocative ailsigh ailseacha
genitive ailsí ailseacha ailseach
dative ailseach ailseach;
ailsigh (archaic) 		ailseacha
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From allas (“sweat”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ailseach (genitive singular masculine ailsigh, genitive singular feminine ailsí, plural ailseacha, comparative ailsí)

  1. Alternative form of allasúil (“sweaty”)
Declension
Declension of ailseach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative ailseach ailseach ailseacha
vocative ailsigh ailseacha
genitive ailsí ailseacha ailseach
dative ailseach ailseach;
ailsigh (archaic) 		ailseacha
Comparative níos ailsí
Superlative is ailsí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ailseach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ailseach n-ailseach hailseach 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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