From gnás (“harelip”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
gnásach (genitive singular masculine gnásaigh, genitive singular feminine gnásaí, plural gnásacha, comparative gnásaí)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gnásach | ghnásach | gnásacha; ghnásacha² | |
| Vocative | ghnásaigh | gnásacha | ||
| Genitive | gnásaí | gnásacha | gnásach | |
| Dative | gnásach; ghnásach¹ |
ghnásach; ghnásaigh (archaic) |
gnásacha; ghnásacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gnásaí | |||
| Superlative | is gnásaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gnásach | ghnásach | ngnásach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||