Giúdach
Irish
Alternative forms
- Iúdach
Etymology
From Iúdach, from Old Irish Iúdae (“Jew”) + -ach, from Latin iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדִי (yəhûḏî). The initial G- arose from a reinterpretation of the sound /j/ as the lenited form of /ɟ/.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɟuːd̪ˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟuːd̪ˠa(h)/
Adjective
Giúdach (genitive singular masculine Giúdaigh, genitive singular feminine Giúdaí, plural Giúdacha, not comparable)
- Jewish
Declension
Declension of Giúdach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Giúdach | Ghiúdach | Giúdacha; Ghiúdacha² | |
Vocative | Ghiúdaigh | Giúdacha | ||
Genitive | Giúdaí | Giúdacha | Giúdach | |
Dative | Giúdach; Ghiúdach¹ | Ghiúdach; Ghiúdaigh (archaic) | Giúdacha; Ghiúdacha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- Giúdachas (“Judaism”)
- frithghiúdachas (“anti-Semitism”)
Related terms
- Giúdais (“the Yiddish language”)
Noun
Giúdach m (genitive singular Giúdaigh, nominative plural Giúdaigh)
- Jew
Declension
Declension of Giúdach
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Giúdach | Ghiúdach | nGiúdach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Giúdach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “Giúdach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page Iúdaiḋe
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “Giúdach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Entries containing “Giúdach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Giúdach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.