alcólach
Irish
Etymology
From alcól (“alcohol”) + -ach.
Adjective
alcólach (genitive singular masculine alcólaigh, genitive singular feminine alcólaí, plural alcólacha, comparative alcólaí)
- alcoholic, spirituous
Declension
Declension of alcólach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | alcólach | alcólach | alcólacha | |
Vocative | alcólaigh | alcólacha | ||
Genitive | alcólaí | alcólacha | alcólach | |
Dative | alcólach | alcólach; alcólaigh (archaic) | alcólacha | |
Comparative | níos alcólaí | |||
Superlative | is alcólaí |
Derived terms
- galar ae alcólach m (“alcoholic liver disease”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
alcólach | n-alcólach | halcólach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “alcólach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “alcólach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “alcólach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.