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Alpach
Alpach
See also: alpach
Irish
Adjective
Alpach (genitive singular masculine Alpaigh, genitive singular feminine Alpaí, plural Alpacha, comparative Alpaí)
Declension
Declension of Alpach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Alpach | Alpach¹ | Alpacha³ | |
| Vocative | Alpaigh¹ | Alpach¹ | Alpacha | |
| Genitive | Alpaigh¹ | Alpaí (obsolete) Alpaighe |
Alpacha | Alpach |
| Dative | Alpach² | Alpach¹ (archaic) Alpaigh¹ |
Alpacha³ | |
| Comparative | Alpaí (obsolete) Alpaighe |
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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.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Alpach | nAlpach | hAlpach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "Alpach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
alpach
alpach
See also: Alpach
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
alpach (genitive singular masculine alpaigh, genitive singular feminine alpaí, plural alpacha, comparative alpaí)
Declension
Declension of alpach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | alpach | alpach¹ | alpacha³ | |
| Vocative | alpaigh¹ | alpach¹ | alpacha | |
| Genitive | alpaigh¹ | alpaí (obsolete) alpaighe |
alpacha | alpach |
| Dative | alpach² | alpach¹ (archaic) alpaigh¹ |
alpacha³ | |
| Comparative | alpaí (obsolete) alpaighe |
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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.
Synonyms
- (voracious, greedy): cíocrach
- (grabbing): glámach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| alpach | n-alpach | halpach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "alpach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.