teangach

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Irish

Etymology

From teanga (“tongue; language”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

teangach (genitive singular masculine teangaigh, genitive singular feminine teangaí, plural teangacha, comparative teangaí)

  1. tongued
  2. lingual
    Synonym: teangúil
  3. wordy, loquacious

Declension

Declension of teangach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative teangach theangach teangacha;
theangacha²
Vocative theangaigh teangacha
Genitive teangaí teangacha teangach
Dative teangach;
theangach¹ 		theangach;
theangaigh (archaic) 		teangacha;
theangacha²
Comparative níos teangaí
Superlative is teangaí

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
teangach theangach dteangach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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