págánach

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See also: pàganach

Irish

Etymology

From Latin pāgānus (“rural, rustic”) + -ach.

Adjective

págánach (genitive singular masculine págánaigh, genitive singular feminine págánaí, plural págánacha, not comparable)

  1. Synonym of págánta (“pagan, heathen”)

Declension

Declension of págánach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative págánach phágánach págánacha;
phágánacha2
vocative phágánaigh págánacha
genitive págánaí págánacha págánach
dative págánach;
phágánach1 		phágánach;
phágánaigh (archaic) 		págánacha;
phágánacha2
Comparative níos págánaí
Superlative is págánaí

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

Noun

págánach m (genitive singular págánaigh, nominative plural págánaigh)

  1. pagan, heathen
    Synonym: págán

Declension

Declension of págánach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative págánach págánaigh
vocative a phágánaigh a phágánacha
genitive págánaigh págánach
dative págánach págánaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an págánach na págánaigh
genitive an phágánaigh na bpágánach
dative leis an bpágánach
don phágánach 		leis na págánaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of págánach
radical lenition eclipsis
págánach phágánach bpágánach

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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