ubhchruthach
Irish
Etymology
From ubhchruth (“oval”, noun) + -ach (adjectival suffix) or ubh (“egg”) + -chruthach (“shaped”).
Adjective
ubhchruthach (genitive singular masculine ubhchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine ubhchruthaí, plural ubhchruthacha, comparative ubhchruthaí)
- egg-shaped, oval
Declension
Declension of ubhchruthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ubhchruthach | ubhchruthach | ubhchruthacha | |
| Vocative | ubhchruthaigh | ubhchruthacha | ||
| Genitive | ubhchruthaí | ubhchruthacha | ubhchruthach | |
| Dative | ubhchruthach | ubhchruthach; ubhchruthaigh (archaic) | ubhchruthacha | |
| Comparative | níos ubhchruthaí | |||
| Superlative | is ubhchruthaí | |||
Synonyms
- ubhach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ubhchruthach | n-ubhchruthach | hubhchruthach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ubhchruthach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.