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Definition 2024
lachtach
lachtach
Irish
Adjective
lachtach (genitive singular masculine lachtaigh, genitive singular feminine lachtaí, plural lachtacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of lachtach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | lachtach | lachtach¹ | lachtacha³ | |
| Vocative | lachtaigh¹ | lachtach¹ | lachtacha | |
| Genitive | lachtaigh¹ | lachtaí (obsolete) lachtaighe |
lachtacha | lachtach |
| Dative | lachtach² | lachtach¹ (archaic) lachtaigh¹ |
lachtacha³ | |
| Comparative | lachtaí (obsolete) lachtaighe |
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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
- aigéad lachtach m (“lactic acid”)
References
- "lachtach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.