trasghnéasach
Irish
Etymology
From tras- (“trans”) + gnéas (“sex”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
trasghnéasach (genitive singular masculine trasghnéasaigh, genitive singular feminine trasghnéasaí, plural trasghnéasacha, comparative trasghnéasaí)
- transsexual
Declension
Declension of trasghnéasach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | trasghnéasach | thrasghnéasach | trasghnéasacha; thrasghnéasacha² | |
Vocative | thrasghnéasaigh | trasghnéasacha | ||
Genitive | trasghnéasaí | trasghnéasacha | trasghnéasach | |
Dative | trasghnéasach; thrasghnéasach¹ | thrasghnéasach; thrasghnéasaigh (archaic) | trasghnéasacha; thrasghnéasacha² | |
Comparative | níos trasghnéasaí | |||
Superlative | is trasghnéasaí |
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
- trasghnéasachas m (“transsexuality”)
Noun
trasghnéasach m (genitive singular trasghnéasaigh, nominative plural trasghnéasaigh)
- transsexual
Declension
Declension of trasghnéasach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
trasghnéasach | thrasghnéasach | dtrasghnéasach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “transsexual” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.