Spáinneach

See also: Spàinneach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish Espáinech. By surface analysis, Spáinn (Spain) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Spáinneach (genitive singular masculine Spáinnigh, genitive singular feminine Spáinní, plural Spáinneacha, not comparable)

  1. Spanish

Declension

Declension of Spáinneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Spáinneach Spáinneach Spáinneacha
vocative Spáinnigh Spáinneacha
genitive Spáinní Spáinneacha Spáinneach
dative Spáinneach Spáinneach;
Spáinnigh (archaic)
Spáinneacha
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

Derived terms

Noun

Spáinneach m (genitive singular Spáinnigh, nominative plural Spáinnigh)

  1. Spaniard
  2. Spanish ship

Declension

Declension of Spáinneach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Spáinneach Spáinnigh
vocative a Spáinnigh a Spáinneacha
genitive Spáinnigh Spáinneach
dative Spáinneach Spáinnigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Spáinneach na Spáinnigh
genitive an Spáinnigh na Spáinneach
dative leis an Spáinneach
don Spáinneach
leis na Spáinnigh

Alternative forms

Further reading