gnéasach
Irish
Etymology
gnéas (“sex”) + -ach (adjectival suffix)
Adjective
gnéasach (genitive singular masculine gnéasaigh, genitive singular feminine gnéasaí, plural gnéasacha, comparative gnéasaí)
- sexual (of sex and gender)
- Synonyms: collaí, gnéis
- sensual (of person)
- Synonyms: mealltach, téisiúil
- (euphemistic) intimate (sexual)
- Synonym: collaí
- horny, hot, luscious (sexually attractive)
- Synonyms: mealltach, slachtmhar, téisiúil
- saucy (sexually provocative)
- Synonyms: dána, teaspúil
Declension
Declension of gnéasach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gnéasach | ghnéasach | gnéasacha; ghnéasacha² | |
| Vocative | ghnéasaigh | gnéasacha | ||
| Genitive | gnéasaí | gnéasacha | gnéasach | |
| Dative | gnéasach; ghnéasach¹ | ghnéasach; ghnéasaigh (archaic) | gnéasacha; ghnéasacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gnéasaí | |||
| Superlative | is gnéasaí | |||
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 |
| gnéasach | ghnéasach | ngnéasach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||