Irish
Etymology
From gáifeach (“exaggerated, sensational; given to exaggeration”) + -as.
Noun
gáifeachas m (genitive singular gáifeachais)
- sensationalism
- Synonyms: scailéathan, táblóideachas
Declension
Declension of gáifeachas (first declension, no plural)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of gáifeachas
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lenition
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eclipsis
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gháifeachas
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ngáifeachas
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gáifeachas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gáifeachas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “gáifeachas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025