gnáthach

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Irish

Adjective

gnáthach (genitive singular masculine gnáthaigh, genitive singular feminine gnáthaighe, plural gnáthacha, comparative gnáthaighe)

  1. Superseded spelling of gnách.

Mutation

Mutated forms of gnáthach
radical lenition eclipsis
gnáthach ghnáthach ngnáthach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Irish

Etymology

gnáth +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

Adjective

gnáthach

  1. customary, usual, constant
  2. familiar, well-known

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative gnáthach gnáthach gnáthach
Vocative gnáthaig*
gnáthach**
Accusative gnáthach gnáthaig
Genitive gnáthaig gnáthaige gnáthaig
Dative gnáthach gnáthaig gnáthach
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative gnáthaig gnáthacha
Vocative gnáthachu
gnáthacha
Accusative gnáthachu
gnáthacha
Genitive gnáthach
Dative gnáthachaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

  • Irish: gnách
  • Scottish Gaelic: gnàthach

Mutation

Mutation of gnáthach
radical lenition nasalization
gnáthach gnáthach
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ngnáthach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.