gnéasach

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Irish

Etymology

gnéas (sex) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix)

Adjective

gnéasach (genitive singular masculine gnéasaigh, genitive singular feminine gnéasaí, plural gnéasacha, comparative gnéasaí)

  1. sexual (of sex and gender)
    Synonyms: collaí, gnéis
  2. sensual (of person)
    Synonyms: mealltach, téisiúil
  3. (euphemistic) intimate (sexual)
    Synonym: collaí
  4. horny, hot, luscious (sexually attractive)
    Synonyms: mealltach, slachtmhar, téisiúil
  5. saucy (sexually provocative)
    Synonyms: dána, teaspúil

Declension

Declension of gnéasach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative gnéasach ghnéasach gnéasacha;
ghnéasacha2
vocative ghnéasaigh gnéasacha
genitive gnéasaí gnéasacha gnéasach
dative gnéasach;
ghnéasach1
ghnéasach;
ghnéasaigh (archaic)
gnéasacha;
ghnéasacha2
Comparative níos gnéasaí
Superlative is gnéasaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of gnéasach
radical lenition eclipsis
gnéasach ghnéasach ngnéasach

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