Iávach
Irish
Etymology
From Iáva (“Java”) + -ach.
Adjective
Iávach (genitive singular masculine Iávaigh, genitive singular feminine Iávaí, plural Iávacha, not comparable)
- Javan, Javanese
Declension
Declension of Iávach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Iávach | Iávach | Iávacha; Iávacha² | |
Vocative | Iávaigh | Iávacha | ||
Genitive | Iávaí | Iávacha | Iávach | |
Dative | Iávach; Iávach¹ | Iávach; Iávaigh (archaic) | Iávacha; Iávacha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
Iávach m (genitive singular Iávaigh, nominative plural Iávaigh)
- Javan, Javanese
Declension
Declension of Iiúdach
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Iávach | nIávach | hIávach | tIávach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "Iávach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “Iávach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.