ginideach

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish genitiu +‎ -ach. Apparently a modern formation as the only word for “genitive” attested before the 20th century was giniúnach (older spelling geineamhnach).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ginideach (genitive singular masculine ginidigh, genitive singular feminine ginidí, plural ginideacha, not comparable)

  1. genitive

Declension

Declension of ginideach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative ginideach ghinideach ginideacha;
ghinideacha²
Vocative ghinidigh ginideacha
Genitive ginidí ginideacha ginideach
Dative ginideach;
ghinideach¹ 		ghinideach;
ghinidigh (archaic) 		ginideacha;
ghinideacha²
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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ginideach ghinideach nginideach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “genitiu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ “ginideach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish genitiu +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ginideach

  1. genitive

Declension

Declension of ginideach (type I adjective)
Masculine Feminine Plural
Nominative ginideach ghinideach ginideach
Genitive ghinidich ginidiche, ginidich ginideach
Dative ginideach ghinidich ginideach
Vocative ghinidich ghinideach ginideach

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
ginideach ghinideach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “genitiu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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