From Platónach (“Platonic”) (relating to Plato and his successors), from Platón (“Plato”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
platónach (genitive singular masculine platónaigh, genitive singular feminine platónaí, plural platónacha, comparative platónaí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | platónach | phlatónach | platónacha; phlatónacha2 | |
vocative | phlatónaigh | platónacha | ||
genitive | platónaí | platónacha | platónach | |
dative | platónach; phlatónach1 |
phlatónach; phlatónaigh (archaic) |
platónacha; phlatónacha2 | |
Comparative | níos platónaí | |||
Superlative | is platónaí |
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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platónach | phlatónach | bplatónach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.