From paróitid (“parotid (gland)”) + -ach.
paróitideach (genitive singular masculine paróitidigh, genitive singular feminine paróitidí, plural paróitideacha, comparative paróitidí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | paróitideach | pharóitideach | paróitideacha; pharóitideacha2 | |
vocative | pharóitidigh | paróitideacha | ||
genitive | paróitidí | paróitideacha | paróitideach | |
dative | paróitideach; pharóitideach1 |
pharóitideach; pharóitidigh (archaic) |
paróitideacha; pharóitideacha2 | |
Comparative | níos paróitidí | |||
Superlative | is paróitidí |
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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paróitideach | pharóitideach | bparóitideach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.