péistchruthach

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Irish

Etymology

From péist (“worm”) +‎ -chruthach (“-shaped”).

Adjective

péistchruthach (genitive singular masculine péistchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine péistchruthaí, plural péistchruthacha, comparative péistchruthaí)

  1. vermiform

Declension

Declension of péistchruthach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative péistchruthach phéistchruthach péistchruthacha;
phéistchruthacha2
vocative phéistchruthaigh péistchruthacha
genitive péistchruthaí péistchruthacha péistchruthach
dative péistchruthach;
phéistchruthach1 		phéistchruthach;
phéistchruthaigh (archaic) 		péistchruthacha;
phéistchruthacha2
Comparative níos péistchruthaí
Superlative is péistchruthaí

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of péistchruthach
radical lenition eclipsis
péistchruthach phéistchruthach bpéistchruthach

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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