géibheannach

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Irish

Etymology

From géibheann +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

Adjective

géibheannach (genitive singular masculine géibheannaigh, genitive singular feminine géibheannaí, plural géibheannacha, comparative géibheannaí)

  1. critical, crucial (extremely important)
  2. pressing (needing urgent attention)

Declension

Declension of géibheannach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative géibheannach ghéibheannach géibheannacha;
ghéibheannacha2
vocative ghéibheannaigh géibheannacha
genitive géibheannaí géibheannacha géibheannach
dative géibheannach;
ghéibheannach1 		ghéibheannach;
ghéibheannaigh (archaic) 		géibheannacha;
ghéibheannacha2
Comparative níos géibheannaí
Superlative is géibheannaí

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 géibheannach
radical lenition eclipsis
géibheannach ghéibheannach ngéibheannach

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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