gearrchloigneach
Irish
Etymology
From gearr- (“short”) + cloigeann (“skull, head”) + -ach.
Adjective
gearrchloigneach (genitive singular masculine gearrchloignigh, genitive singular feminine gearrchloigní, plural gearrchloigneacha, comparative gearrchloigní)
- short-headed
Declension
Declension of gearrchloigneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gearrchloigneach | ghearrchloigneach | gearrchloigneacha; ghearrchloigneacha² | |
| Vocative | ghearrchloignigh | gearrchloigneacha | ||
| Genitive | gearrchloigní | gearrchloigneacha | gearrchloigneach | |
| Dative | gearrchloigneach; ghearrchloigneach¹ | ghearrchloigneach; ghearrchloignigh (archaic) | gearrchloigneacha; ghearrchloigneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gearrchloigní | |||
| Superlative | is gearrchloigní | |||
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 |
| gearrchloigneach | ghearrchloigneach | ngearrchloigneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gearrchloigneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gearrchloigneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.