Papuach

Irish

Etymology

From Papua +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Papuach (genitive singular feminine Papuaiche, plural Papuacha, not comparable)

  1. Papuan

Declension

Declension of Papuach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Papuach Phapuach Papuacha;
Phapuacha2
vocative Phapuach Papuacha
genitive Papuaiche Papuacha Papuach
dative Papuach;
Phapuach1 		Phapuach Papuacha;
Phapuacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

  • Nua-Ghuine Phapua f (“Papua New Guinea”)

Noun

Papuach m (genitive singular Papuaigh, nominative plural Papuaigh)

  1. Papuan

Declension

Declension of Papuach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Papuach Phapuach Papuacha;
Phapuacha2
vocative Phapuaigh Papuacha
genitive Papuaí Papuacha Papuach
dative Papuach;
Phapuach1 		Phapuach;
Phapuaigh (archaic) 		Papuacha;
Phapuacha2
Comparative níos Papuaí
Superlative is Papuaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of Papuach
radical lenition eclipsis
Papuach Phapuach bPapuach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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