miotalóireach
Irish
Etymology
From miotalóir (“metallurgist”) + -ach (adjectival ending).
Adjective
miotalóireach (genitive singular masculine miotalóirigh, genitive singular feminine miotalóirí, plural miotalóireacha)
- metallurgical
Declension
Declension of miotalóireach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | miotalóireach | mhiotalóireach | miotalóireacha; mhiotalóireacha² | |
| Vocative | mhiotalóirigh | miotalóireacha | ||
| Genitive | miotalóirí | miotalóireacha | miotalóireach | |
| Dative | miotalóireach; mhiotalóireach¹ | mhiotalóireach; mhiotalóirigh (archaic) | miotalóireacha; mhiotalóireacha² | |
| Comparative | níos miotalóirí | |||
| Superlative | is miotalóirí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- miotaleolaíoch
Related terms
- miotaleolaíocht f, miotalóireacht f (“metallurgy”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| miotalóireach | mhiotalóireach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "miotalóireach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.