másach

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See also: masach and mäsách

Irish

Etymology

From más +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

másach (genitive singular masculine másaigh, genitive singular feminine másaí, plural másacha, comparative másaí)

  1. big-buttocked, big-thighed

Declension

Declension of másach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative másach mhásach másacha;
mhásacha2
vocative mhásaigh másacha
genitive másaí másacha másach
dative másach;
mhásach1 		mhásach;
mhásaigh (archaic) 		másacha;
mhásacha2
Comparative níos másaí
Superlative is másaí

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

Derived terms

Noun

másach m (genitive singular másaigh, nominative plural másaigh)

  1. person with big buttocks or thighs
  2. animal with big thighs

Declension

Declension of másach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative másach másaigh
vocative a mhásaigh a mhásacha
genitive másaigh másach
dative másach másaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an másach na másaigh
genitive an mhásaigh na másach
dative leis an másach
don mhásach 		leis na másaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of másach
radical lenition eclipsis
másach mhásach 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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