másach
See also: masach and mäsách
Irish
Etymology
From más + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑːsˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠaːsˠa(x)/
Adjective
másach (genitive singular masculine másaigh, genitive singular feminine másaí, plural másacha, comparative másaí)
- big-buttocked, big-thighed
Declension
Declension of másach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | másach | mhásach | másacha; mhásacha² | |
Vocative | mhásaigh | másacha | ||
Genitive | másaí | másacha | másach | |
Dative | másach; mhásach¹ | mhásach; mhásaigh (archaic) | másacha; mhásacha² | |
Comparative | níos másaí | |||
Superlative | is másaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- lacha mhásach (“pochard”)
Noun
másach m (genitive singular másaigh, nominative plural másaigh)
- person with big buttocks or thighs
- animal with big thighs
Declension
Declension of másach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
másach | mhásach | 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), “másach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “másach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “másach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.