gamalach
Irish
Alternative forms
- amalach
Etymology
From gamal (“gomeral, lout, simpleton, fool”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
gamalach (genitive singular masculine gamalaigh, genitive singular feminine gamalaí, plural gamalacha, comparative gamalaí)
- loutish, silly, moronic
- Synonyms: bómánta, dúramánta, pleidhciúil, pleotúil
Declension
Declension of gamalach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | gamalach | ghamalach | gamalacha; ghamalacha² | |
Vocative | ghamalaigh | gamalacha | ||
Genitive | gamalaí | gamalacha | gamalach | |
Dative | gamalach; ghamalach¹ | ghamalach; ghamalaigh (archaic) | gamalacha; ghamalacha² | |
Comparative | níos gamalaí | |||
Superlative | is gamalaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gamalach | ghamalach | ngamalach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "gamalach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “gamalach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.