From geilleagar (“economy”) + -ach.
geilleagrach (genitive singular masculine geilleagraigh, genitive singular feminine geilleagraí, plural geilleagracha, not comparable)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | geilleagrach | gheilleagrach | geilleagracha; gheilleagracha2 | |
vocative | gheilleagraigh | geilleagracha | ||
genitive | geilleagraí | geilleagracha | geilleagrach | |
dative | geilleagrach; gheilleagrach1 |
gheilleagrach; gheilleagraigh (archaic) |
geilleagracha; gheilleagracha2 | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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geilleagrach | gheilleagrach | ngeilleagrach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.