uilleach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish uilnech, uillech (“having angles”).

Adjective

uilleach (genitive singular masculine uilligh, genitive singular feminine uillí, plural uilleacha, comparative uillí)

  1. angled (having angles)
  2. angular
    móiminteam uilleach ― angular momentum

Declension

Declension of uilleach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative uilleach uilleach uilleacha;
uilleacha2
vocative uilligh uilleacha
genitive uillí uilleacha uilleach
dative uilleach;
uilleach1 		uilleach;
uilligh (archaic) 		uilleacha;
uilleacha2
Comparative níos uillí
Superlative is uillí

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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