ailseach
Irish
Etymology 1
From ailse (“cancer”) + -ach.
Adjective
ailseach (genitive singular masculine ailsigh, genitive singular feminine ailsí, plural ailseacha, not comparable)
- (oncology) cancerous
Declension
Declension of ailseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ailseach | ailseach | ailseacha | |
| Vocative | ailsigh | ailseacha | ||
| Genitive | ailsí | ailseacha | ailseach | |
| Dative | ailseach | ailseach; ailsigh (archaic) | ailseacha | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
Derived terms
- réamhailseach (“precancerous”, adjective)
Etymology 2
From allas (“sweat”) + -ach.
Adjective
ailseach (genitive singular masculine ailsigh, genitive singular feminine ailsí, plural ailseacha, comparative ailsí)
- Alternative form of allasúil (“sweaty”)
Declension
Declension of ailseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ailseach | ailseach | ailseacha | |
| Vocative | ailsigh | ailseacha | ||
| Genitive | ailsí | ailseacha | ailseach | |
| Dative | ailseach | ailseach; ailsigh (archaic) | ailseacha | |
| Comparative | níos ailsí | |||
| Superlative | is ailsí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ailseach | n-ailseach | hailseach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "ailseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.