Guánach
See also: guanach
Irish
Etymology
An Ghuáin (“Guyana”) + -ach (adjectival suffix)
Adjective
Guánach (genitive singular masculine Guánaigh, genitive singular feminine Guánaí, plural Guánacha, not comparable)
- Guyanese
Declension
Declension of Guánach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Guánach | Ghuánach | Guánacha; Ghuánacha² | |
Vocative | Ghuánaigh | Guánacha | ||
Genitive | Guánaí | Guánacha | Guánach | |
Dative | Guánach; Ghuánach¹ | Ghuánach; Ghuánaigh (archaic) | Guánacha; Ghuánacha² | |
Comparative | níos Guánaí | |||
Superlative | is Guánaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- Comharphoblacht na Guáine (“Cooperative Republic of Guyana”)
Noun
Guánach m (genitive singular Guánaigh, nominative plural Guánaigh)
- Guyanese person
Declension
Declension of Guánach
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
|
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Guánach | Ghuánach | nGuánach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "Guánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.