greamaitheach
Irish
Etymology
From greamaigh (“attach, fix, fasten”) + -ach.
Adjective
greamaitheach (genitive singular masculine greamaithigh, genitive singular feminine greamaithí, plural greamaitheacha, comparative greamaithí)
- sticky, adhesive
Declension
Declension of greamaitheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | greamaitheach | ghreamaitheach | greamaitheacha; ghreamaitheacha² | |
| Vocative | ghreamaithigh | greamaitheacha | ||
| Genitive | greamaithí | greamaitheacha | greamaitheach | |
| Dative | greamaitheach; ghreamaitheach¹ | ghreamaitheach; ghreamaithigh (archaic) | greamaitheacha; ghreamaitheacha² | |
| Comparative | níos greamaithí | |||
| Superlative | is greamaithí | |||
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
- ábhar greamaitheach (“adhesive”)
- lipéad greamaitheach (“adhesive label”)
- téip ghreamaitheach (“adhesive tape”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| greamaitheach | ghreamaitheach | ngreamaitheach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||