From móilín (“molecule”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
móilíneach (genitive singular masculine móilínigh, genitive singular feminine móilíní, plural móilíneacha, not comparable)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | móilíneach | mhóilíneach | móilíneacha; mhóilíneacha2 | |
vocative | mhóilínigh | móilíneacha | ||
genitive | móilíní | móilíneacha | móilíneach | |
dative | móilíneach; mhóilíneach1 |
mhóilíneach; mhóilínigh (archaic) |
móilíneacha; mhóilíneacha2 | |
Comparative | níos móilíní | |||
Superlative | is móilíní |
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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móilíneach | mhóilíneach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.