gleoiseach

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Irish

Etymology

From gleois (babble, chatter) +‎ -ach.

Noun

gleoiseach f (genitive singular gleoisí, nominative plural gleoiseacha)

  1. linnet (Linaria cannabina)
    Synonym: coinnleoir óir

Declension

Declension of gleoiseach (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative gleoiseach gleoiseacha
vocative a ghleoiseach a ghleoiseacha
genitive gleoisí gleoiseach
dative gleoiseach
gleoisigh (archaic, dialectal)
gleoiseacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an ghleoiseach na gleoiseacha
genitive na gleoisí na ngleoiseach
dative leis an ngleoiseach
leis an ngleoisigh (archaic, dialectal)
don ghleoiseach
don ghleoisigh (archaic, dialectal)
leis na gleoiseacha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gleoiseach
radical lenition eclipsis
gleoiseach ghleoiseach ngleoiseach

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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