ciorclach

Irish

Etymology

From ciorcal (“circle”) +‎ -ach. Compare Scottish Gaelic cearclach.

Adjective

ciorclach (genitive singular masculine ciorclaigh, genitive singular feminine ciorclaí, plural ciorclacha, comparative ciorclaí)

  1. circular
  2. (geometry) cyclic

Declension

Declension of ciorclach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ciorclach chiorclach ciorclacha;
chiorclacha2
vocative chiorclaigh ciorclacha
genitive ciorclaí ciorclacha ciorclach
dative ciorclach;
chiorclach1 		chiorclach;
chiorclaigh (archaic) 		ciorclacha;
chiorclacha2
Comparative níos ciorclaí
Superlative is ciorclaí

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 ciorclach
radical lenition eclipsis
ciorclach chiorclach gciorclach

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

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