From macalla (“echo”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
macallach (genitive singular masculine macallaigh, genitive singular feminine macallaí, plural macallacha, not comparable)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | macallach | mhacallach | macallacha; mhacallacha² | |
| Vocative | mhacallaigh | macallacha | ||
| Genitive | macallaí | macallacha | macallach | |
| Dative | macallach; mhacallach¹ |
mhacallach; mhacallaigh (archaic) |
macallacha; mhacallacha² | |
| 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.
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| macallach | mhacallach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||