From méaróg (“pebble”) + -ach.
méarógach (genitive singular masculine méarógaigh, genitive singular feminine méarógaí, plural méarógacha, comparative méarógaí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | méarógach | mhéarógach | méarógacha; mhéarógacha2 | |
vocative | mhéarógaigh | méarógacha | ||
genitive | méarógaí | méarógacha | méarógach | |
dative | méarógach; mhéarógach1 |
mhéarógach; mhéarógaigh (archaic) |
méarógacha; mhéarógacha2 | |
Comparative | níos méarógaí | |||
Superlative | is méarógaí |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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méarógach | mhéarógach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.