gearrchabhlach
Irish
Etymology
From gearr- (“short”) + cabhail (“body; trunk, torso”) + -ach.
Adjective
gearrchabhlach (genitive singular masculine gearrchabhlaigh, genitive singular feminine gearrchabhlaí, plural gearrchabhlacha, comparative gearrchabhlaí)
- short-bodied
Declension
Declension of gearrchabhlach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gearrchabhlach | ghearrchabhlach | gearrchabhlacha; ghearrchabhlacha² | |
| Vocative | ghearrchabhlaigh | gearrchabhlacha | ||
| Genitive | gearrchabhlaí | gearrchabhlacha | gearrchabhlach | |
| Dative | gearrchabhlach; ghearrchabhlach¹ | ghearrchabhlach; ghearrchabhlaigh (archaic) | gearrchabhlacha; ghearrchabhlacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gearrchabhlaí | |||
| Superlative | is gearrchabhlaí | |||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gearrchabhlach | ghearrchabhlach | ngearrchabhlach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "gearrchabhlach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.