gairmeach

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Irish

Etymology

From gairm (“call”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

gairmeach (genitive singular masculine gairmigh, genitive singular feminine gairmí, plural gairmeacha, comparative gairmí)

  1. (grammar) vocative
  2. Synonym of gairmiúil (“vocational; professional”)

Declension

Declension of gairmeach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative gairmeach ghairmeach gairmeacha;
ghairmeacha2
vocative ghairmigh gairmeacha
genitive gairmí gairmeacha gairmeach
dative gairmeach;
ghairmeach1 		ghairmeach;
ghairmigh (archaic) 		gairmeacha;
ghairmeacha2
Comparative níos gairmí
Superlative is gairmí

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

Noun

gairmeach m (genitive singular gairmigh, nominative plural gairmigh)

  1. (grammar) vocative case

Declension

Declension of gairmeach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative gairmeach gairmigh
vocative a ghairmigh a ghairmeacha
genitive gairmigh gairmeach
dative gairmeach gairmigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an gairmeach na gairmigh
genitive an ghairmigh na ngairmeach
dative leis an ngairmeach
don ghairmeach 		leis na gairmigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of gairmeach
radical lenition eclipsis
gairmeach ghairmeach ngairmeach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From gairm (“cry, call”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

gairmeach (genitive singular masculine gairmich, comparative gairmiche)

  1. (grammar) vocative

Noun

gairmeach m (genitive singular gairmich)

  1. (grammar, dated) vocative case
    Synonym: tuiseal gairmeach
  2. (archaic) appellative
  3. (archaic) calling
  4. (archaic) invitation

Mutation

Mutation of gairmeach
radical lenition
gairmeach ghairmeach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “gairmeach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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