grafach
Irish
Etymology
From graf + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
grafach (genitive singular masculine grafaigh, genitive singular feminine grafaí, plural grafacha)
- (mathematics) graphic, graphical
Declension
Declension of grafach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | grafach | ghrafach | grafacha; ghrafacha² | |
| Vocative | ghrafaigh | grafacha | ||
| Genitive | grafaí | grafacha | grafach | |
| Dative | grafach; ghrafach¹ | ghrafach; ghrafaigh (archaic) | grafacha; ghrafacha² | |
| Comparative | níos grafaí | |||
| Superlative | is grafaí | |||
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 |
| grafach | ghrafach | ngrafach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "grafach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.