ciorclach

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Irish

Etymology

From ciorcal (“circle”) +‎ -ach. Compare Scottish Gaelic cearclach.

Adjective

ciorclach (genitive singular masculine ciorclaigh, genitive singular feminine ciorclaí, plural ciorclacha, comparative ciorclaí)

  1. circular
  2. (geometry) cyclic

Declension

Declension of ciorclach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative ciorclach chiorclach ciorclacha;
chiorclacha2
vocative chiorclaigh ciorclacha
genitive ciorclaí ciorclacha ciorclach
dative ciorclach;
chiorclach1 		chiorclach;
chiorclaigh (archaic) 		ciorclacha;
chiorclacha2
Comparative níos ciorclaí
Superlative is ciorclaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciorclach
radical lenition eclipsis
ciorclach chiorclach gciorclach

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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