clúmhach

Irish

Etymology

From clúmh +‎ -ach.

Adjective

clúmhach (genitive singular masculine clúmhaigh, genitive singular feminine clumhaí, plural clúmhacha, comparative clumhaí)

  1. downy, feathery
  2. hairy, furry; coated
  3. fluffy, fuzzy; fleecy

Declension

Declension of clumhach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative clumhach chlumhach clumhacha;
chlumhacha2
vocative chlumhaigh clumhacha
genitive clumhaí clumhacha clumhach
dative clumhach;
chlumhach1 		chlumhach;
chlumhaigh (archaic) 		clumhacha;
chlumhacha2
Comparative níos clumhaí
Superlative is clumhaí

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

Noun

clúmhach m (genitive singular clúmhaigh)

  1. synonym of clúmh (“down, feathers; hair (on body); down (on cheeks); fur, coat; foliage; egret”)
  2. fluff, fuzz (of cloth)

Declension

Declension of clúmhach (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative clúmhach
vocative a chlúmhaigh
genitive clúmhaigh
dative clúmhach
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an clúmhach
genitive an chlúmhaigh
dative leis an gclúmhach
don chlúmhach

Mutation

Mutated forms of clúmhach
radical lenition eclipsis
clúmhach chlúmhach gclúmhach

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

References

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