teangach
Irish
Etymology
From teanga (“tongue; language”) + -ach.
Adjective
teangach (genitive singular masculine teangaigh, genitive singular feminine teangaí, plural teangacha, comparative teangaí)
- tongued
- lingual
- Synonym: teangúil
- wordy, loquacious
Declension
Declension of teangach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | teangach | theangach | teangacha; theangacha² | |
Vocative | theangaigh | teangacha | ||
Genitive | teangaí | teangacha | teangach | |
Dative | teangach; theangach¹ | theangach; theangaigh (archaic) | teangacha; theangacha² | |
Comparative | níos teangaí | |||
Superlative | is teangaí |
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 |
teangach | theangach | dteangach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “teangach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “teangach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.