cuarach

Irish

Etymology

From cuar (“curve”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cuarach (genitive singular masculine cuaraigh, genitive singular feminine cuaraí, plural cuaracha, comparative cuaraí)

  1. curved
    Synonyms: cuar, cuartha, lúbtha

Declension

Declension of cuarach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative cuarach chuarach cuaracha;
chuaracha2
vocative chuaraigh cuaracha
genitive cuaraí cuaracha cuarach
dative cuarach;
chuarach1 		chuarach;
chuaraigh (archaic) 		cuaracha;
chuaracha2
Comparative níos cuaraí
Superlative is cuaraí

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 cuarach
radical lenition eclipsis
cuarach chuarach gcuarach

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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