gearrghreamannach
Irish
Etymology
From gearr- (“short”) + greamanna + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
gearrghreamannach (genitive singular masculine gearrghreamannaigh, genitive singular feminine gearrghreamannaí, plural gearrghreamannacha, comparative gearrghreamannaí)
- captious
- Synonym: beachtaíoch
Declension
Declension of gearrghreamannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gearrghreamannach | ghearrghreamannach | gearrghreamannacha; ghearrghreamannacha² | |
| Vocative | ghearrghreamannaigh | gearrghreamannacha | ||
| Genitive | gearrghreamannaí | gearrghreamannacha | gearrghreamannach | |
| Dative | gearrghreamannach; ghearrghreamannach¹ | ghearrghreamannach; ghearrghreamannaigh (archaic) | gearrghreamannacha; ghearrghreamannacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gearrghreamannaí | |||
| Superlative | is gearrghreamannaí | |||
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 |
| gearrghreamannach | ghearrghreamannach | ngearrghreamannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gearrghreamannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gearrghreamannach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.