Ultimately from roth (“wheel”).
rothlach (genitive singular masculine rothlaigh, genitive singular feminine rothlaí, plural rothlacha, comparative rothlaí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | rothlach | rothlach | rothlacha; rothlacha2 | |
vocative | rothlaigh | rothlacha | ||
genitive | rothlaí | rothlacha | rothlach | |
dative | rothlach; rothlach1 |
rothlach; rothlaigh (archaic) |
rothlacha; rothlacha2 | |
Comparative | níos rothlaí | |||
Superlative | is rothlaí |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.