gásach
See also: gasach
Irish
Etymology
From gás (“gas”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
gásach (genitive singular masculine gásaigh, genitive singular feminine gásaí, plural gásacha, comparative gásaí)
- (chemistry, physics) gaseous
- gassy
- (of water) aerated
Declension
Declension of gásach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | gásach | ghásach | gásacha; ghásacha² | |
Vocative | ghásaigh | gásacha | ||
Genitive | gásaí | gásacha | gásach | |
Dative | gásach; ghásach¹ | ghásach; ghásaigh (archaic) | gásacha; ghásacha² | |
Comparative | níos gásaí | |||
Superlative | is gásaí |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gásach | ghásach | ngásach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gásach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gásach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gásach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.