gearrlámhach

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Irish

Etymology

From gearr- (“short”) + lámh (“hand, arm”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

gearrlámhach (genitive singular masculine gearrlámhaigh, genitive singular feminine gearrlámhaí, plural gearrlámhacha, comparative gearrlámhaí)

  1. short-armed
    Synonym: gearrghéagach
  2. short-handed

Declension

Declension of gearrlámhach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative gearrlámhach ghearrlámhach gearrlámhacha;
ghearrlámhacha2
vocative ghearrlámhaigh gearrlámhacha
genitive gearrlámhaí gearrlámhacha gearrlámhach
dative gearrlámhach;
ghearrlámhach1 		ghearrlámhach;
ghearrlámhaigh (archaic) 		gearrlámhacha;
ghearrlámhacha2
Comparative níos gearrlámhaí
Superlative is gearrlámhaí

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 gearrlámhach
radical lenition eclipsis
gearrlámhach ghearrlámhach ngearrlámhach

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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