alpach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From alp (“swallow whole, devour; grab”, verb) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

alpach (genitive singular masculine alpaigh, genitive singular feminine alpaí, plural alpacha, comparative alpaí)

  1. voracious, greedy
    Synonym: cíocrach
  2. grabbing
    Synonym: glámach

Declension

Declension of alpach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative alpach alpach alpacha
vocative alpaigh alpacha
genitive alpaí alpacha alpach
dative alpach alpach;
alpaigh (archaic) 		alpacha
Comparative níos alpaí
Superlative is alpaí

Derived terms

  • alpachán m (“lump, chunk; chunky person; pig, greedy person;”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of alpach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
alpach n-alpach halpach 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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