gaothach

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word gaothach. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word gaothach, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say gaothach in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word gaothach you have here. The definition of the word gaothach will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofgaothach, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gáethach.[1] By surface analysis, gaoth +‎ -ach.

Adjective

gaothach (genitive singular masculine gaothaigh, genitive singular feminine gaothaí, plural gaothacha, comparative gaothaí)

  1. windy
    Synonym: gaofar
Declension
Declension of gaothach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative gaothach ghaothach gaothacha;
ghaothacha2
vocative ghaothaigh gaothacha
genitive gaothaí gaothacha gaothach
dative gaothach;
ghaothach1 		ghaothach;
ghaothaigh (archaic) 		gaothacha;
ghaothacha2
Comparative níos gaothaí
Superlative is gaothaí

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

Etymology 2

Noun

gaothach f (genitive singular gaothaí, nominative plural gaothacha)

  1. Synonym of gaoth (“wind”)
Declension
Declension of gaothach (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative gaothach gaothacha
vocative a ghaothach a ghaothacha
genitive gaothaí gaothach
dative gaothach
gaothaigh (archaic, dialectal) 		gaothacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an ghaothach na gaothacha
genitive na gaothaí na ngaothach
dative leis an ngaothach
leis an ngaothaigh (archaic, dialectal)
don ghaothach
don ghaothaigh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na gaothacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of gaothach
radical lenition eclipsis
gaothach ghaothach ngaothach

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gáethach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gáethach.[1] By surface analysis, gaoth +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gaothach (genitive singular masculine gaothaich, comparative gaothaiche)

  1. windy
  2. flatulent

Mutation

Mutation of gaothach
radical lenition
gaothach ghaothach

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gáethach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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