micriliteach
Irish
Etymology
From micri- (“micro-”) + -lit (“-lith”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
micriliteach (genitive singular masculine micrilitigh, genitive singular feminine micrilití, plural micriliteacha, not comparable)
- microlithic
Declension
Declension of micriliteach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | micriliteach | mhicriliteach | micriliteacha; mhicriliteacha² | |
Vocative | mhicrilitigh | micriliteacha | ||
Genitive | micrilití | micriliteacha | micriliteach | |
Dative | micriliteach; mhicriliteach¹ | mhicriliteach; mhicrilitigh (archaic) | micriliteacha; mhicriliteacha² | |
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.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
micriliteach | mhicriliteach | 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), “micriliteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “micriliteach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.