máinliach

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Irish

Etymology

From máinlia +‎ -ach.

Adjective

máinliach (genitive singular masculine máinliach, genitive singular feminine máinliaiche, plural máinliacha, not comparable)

  1. surgical (relating to surgery)
    Synonym: máinliachta

Declension

Declension of máinliach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative máinliach mháinliach máinliacha;
mháinliacha2
vocative mháinliach máinliacha
genitive máinliaiche máinliacha máinliach
dative máinliach;
mháinliach1 		mháinliach máinliacha;
mháinliacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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 máinliach
radical lenition eclipsis
máinliach mháinliach not applicable

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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