gearrshaolach
Irish
Etymology
From gearr- (“short”) + saol (“life”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
gearrshaolach (genitive singular masculine gearrshaolaigh, genitive singular feminine gearrshaolaí, plural gearrshaolacha, comparative gearrshaolaí)
- short-lived
- ephemeral, transitory
Declension
Declension of gearrshaolach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | gearrshaolach | ghearrshaolach | gearrshaolacha; ghearrshaolacha² | |
Vocative | ghearrshaolaigh | gearrshaolacha | ||
Genitive | gearrshaolaí | gearrshaolacha | gearrshaolach | |
Dative | gearrshaolach; ghearrshaolach¹ | ghearrshaolach; ghearrshaolaigh (archaic) | gearrshaolacha; ghearrshaolacha² | |
Comparative | níos gearrshaolaí | |||
Superlative | is gearrshaolaí |
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 |
gearrshaolach | ghearrshaolach | ngearrshaolach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gearrshaolach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gearrshaolach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gearrshaolach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.