From meánaicme (“middle class, bourgeoisie”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
meánaicmeach (genitive singular masculine meánaicmigh, genitive singular feminine meánaicmí, plural meánaicmeacha, comparative meánaicmí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | meánaicmeach | mheánaicmeach | meánaicmeacha; mheánaicmeacha2 | |
vocative | mheánaicmigh | meánaicmeacha | ||
genitive | meánaicmí | meánaicmeacha | meánaicmeach | |
dative | meánaicmeach; mheánaicmeach1 |
mheánaicmeach; mheánaicmigh (archaic) |
meánaicmeacha; mheánaicmeacha2 | |
Comparative | níos meánaicmí | |||
Superlative | is meánaicmí |
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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meánaicmeach | mheánaicmeach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.