From il- (“multi-, poly-”) + caidreamh (“intimacy, intercourse, relationship”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
ilchaidreamhach (genitive singular masculine ilchaidreamhaigh, genitive singular feminine ilchaidreamhaí, plural ilchaidreamhacha, comparative ilchaidreamhaí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | ilchaidreamhach | ilchaidreamhach | ilchaidreamhacha | |
vocative | ilchaidreamhaigh | ilchaidreamhacha | ||
genitive | ilchaidreamhaí | ilchaidreamhacha | ilchaidreamhach | |
dative | ilchaidreamhach | ilchaidreamhach; ilchaidreamhaigh (archaic) |
ilchaidreamhacha | |
Comparative | níos ilchaidreamhaí | |||
Superlative | is ilchaidreamhaí |
radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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ilchaidreamhach | n-ilchaidreamhach | hilchaidreamhach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.