paróitideach
Irish
Etymology
From paróitid (“parotid (gland)”) + -ach.
Adjective
paróitideach (genitive singular masculine paróitidigh, genitive singular feminine paróitidí, plural paróitideacha, comparative paróitidí)
- parotid
Declension
Declension of paróitideach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | paróitideach | pharóitideach | paróitideacha; pharóitideacha² | |
Vocative | pharóitidigh | paróitideacha | ||
Genitive | paróitidí | paróitideacha | paróitideach | |
Dative | paróitideach; pharóitideach¹ | pharóitideach; pharóitidigh (archaic) | paróitideacha; pharóitideacha² | |
Comparative | níos paróitidí | |||
Superlative | is paróitidí |
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
- faireog pharóitideach (“parotid gland”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
paróitideach | pharóitideach | bparóitideach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “paróitideach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “paróitideach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.