From tais- (“hygro-”) + -méadrach (“-metric”).
taismhéadrach (genitive singular masculine taismhéadraigh, genitive singular feminine taismhéadraí, plural taismhéadracha)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | taismhéadrach | thaismhéadrach | taismhéadracha; thaismhéadracha² | |
Vocative | thaismhéadraigh | taismhéadracha | ||
Genitive | taismhéadraí | taismhéadracha | taismhéadrach | |
Dative | taismhéadrach; thaismhéadrach¹ |
thaismhéadrach; thaismhéadraigh (archaic) |
taismhéadracha; thaismhéadracha² | |
Comparative | níos taismhéadraí | |||
Superlative | is taismhéadraí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
taismhéadrach | thaismhéadrach | dtaismhéadrach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |