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áibhéalach
áibhéalach
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
áibhéalach (genitive singular masculine áibhéalaigh, genitive singular feminine áibhéalaí, plural áibhéalacha, comparative áibhéalaí)
Declension
Declension of áibhéalach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | áibhéalach | áibhéalach¹ | áibhéalacha³ | |
| Vocative | áibhéalaigh¹ | áibhéalach¹ | áibhéalacha | |
| Genitive | áibhéalaigh¹ | áibhéalaí (obsolete) áibhéalaighe |
áibhéalacha | áibhéalach |
| Dative | áibhéalach² | áibhéalach¹ (archaic) áibhéalaigh¹ |
áibhéalacha³ | |
| Comparative | áibhéalaí (obsolete) áibhéalaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- scéal áibhéalach (“tall tale, tall story”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| áibhéalach | n-áibhéalach | háibhéalach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "áibhéalach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.