-gineach
See also: gineach
Irish
Etymology
From -gin (“-gen”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Suffix
-gineach
- -genic
Declension
Declension of -gineach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | -gineach | -gineach | -gineacha | |
| Vocative | -ginigh | -gineacha | ||
| Genitive | -giní | -gineacha | -gineach | |
| Dative | -gineach | -gineach; -ginigh (archaic) | -gineacha | |
| Comparative | níos -giní | |||
| Superlative | is -giní | |||
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_suffixed_with_-gineach' title='Category:Irish words suffixed with -gineach'>Irish words suffixed with -gineach</a>
Related terms
- -gineacht f (“-geny”)
Further reading
- "-gineach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.