géartheangach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From géar (“sharp”) +‎ teangach (“tongued”)

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟeɾˠˌhaŋha(x)/[2] (corresponding to the form géartheangthach)

Adjective

géartheangach (genitive singular masculine géartheangaigh, genitive singular feminine géartheangaí, plural géartheangacha, comparative géartheangaí)

  1. sharp-tongued

Declension

Declension of géartheangach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative géartheangach ghéartheangach géartheangacha;
ghéartheangacha2
vocative ghéartheangaigh géartheangacha
genitive géartheangaí géartheangacha géartheangach
dative géartheangach;
ghéartheangach1 		ghéartheangach;
ghéartheangaigh (archaic) 		géartheangacha;
ghéartheangacha2
Comparative níos géartheangaí
Superlative is géartheangaí

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 géartheangach
radical lenition eclipsis
géartheangach ghéartheangach ngéartheangach

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

References

  1. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “géar-”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 527; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 304, page 107

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