glacach
Irish
Etymology
From glac + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
glacach
- hand-like; grasping
- receptive
- forked
Declension
Declension of glacach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | glacach | ghlacach | glacacha; ghlacacha² | |
Vocative | ghlacaigh | glacacha | ||
Genitive | glacaí | glacacha | glacach | |
Dative | glacach; ghlacach¹ | ghlacach; ghlacaigh (archaic) | glacacha; ghlacacha² | |
Comparative | níos glacaí | |||
Superlative | is glacaí |
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
- teanga ghlacach (“receptive language”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
glacach | ghlacach | nglacach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |