ráthach

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ráthach (“possessing forts”). By surface analysis, ráth (“ring-fort, rath”) +‎ -ach (adjective suffix).

Adjective

ráthach (genitive singular masculine ráthaigh, genitive singular feminine ráthaí, plural ráthacha)

  1. having raths or ring-forts

Declension

Declension of ráthach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative ráthach ráthach ráthacha;
ráthacha2
vocative ráthaigh ráthacha
genitive ráthaí ráthacha ráthach
dative ráthach;
ráthach1 		ráthach;
ráthaigh (archaic) 		ráthacha;
ráthacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

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