gréisceach

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Irish

Etymology

From gréisc +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gréisceach (genitive singular masculine gréiscigh, genitive singular feminine gréiscí, plural gréisceacha, comparative gréiscí)

  1. greasy
    Synonym: bealaithe

Declension

Declension of gréisceach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative gréisceach ghréisceach gréisceacha;
ghréisceacha2
vocative ghréiscigh gréisceacha
genitive gréiscí gréisceacha gréisceach
dative gréisceach;
ghréisceach1 		ghréisceach;
ghréiscigh (archaic) 		gréisceacha;
ghréisceacha2
Comparative níos gréiscí
Superlative is gréiscí

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 gréisceach
radical lenition eclipsis
gréisceach ghréisceach ngréisceach

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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