leictreach

Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

leictreach (genitive singular masculine leictrigh, genitive singular feminine leictrí, plural leictreacha, comparative leictrí)

electric, electrical

Declension

Declension of *leictreach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	leictreach	leictreach	leictreacha
vocative	leictrigh	leictreach	leictreacha
genitive	leictrigh	leictrí	leictreacha	leictreach
dative	leictreach	leictreach; leictrigh (archaic)	leictreacha
Comparative	níos leictrí
Superlative	is leictrí

Derived terms

díosal-leictreach (“diesel-electric”, adjective)
fótaileictreach (“photoelectric”, adjective)
innealtóir leictreach m (“electrical engineer”)
innealtóireacht leictreach (“electrical engineering”)
isileictreach (“isoelectric”, adjective)
leictreachas m (“electricity”)
lucht leictreach m (“electric charge”)
miotalú leictreach m (“galvanization”)
sruth leictreach m (“electric current”)
súil leictreach f (“electric eye”)
teirmileictreach (“thermoelectric”, adjective)
tine leictreach f (“electric fire”)

Related terms

leictri- (“electro-”)

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leictreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN