From plána (“flat surface, plane”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
plánach (genitive singular masculine plánaigh, genitive singular feminine plánaí, plural plánacha, comparative plánaí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | plánach | phlánach | plánacha; phlánacha2 | |
vocative | phlánaigh | plánacha | ||
genitive | plánaí | plánacha | plánach | |
dative | plánach; phlánach1 |
phlánach; phlánaigh (archaic) |
plánacha; phlánacha2 | |
Comparative | níos plánaí | |||
Superlative | is plánaí |
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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plánach | phlánach | bplánach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.