gabhálach

See also: gabhalach

Irish

Etymology

From gabháil +‎ -ach.

Adjective

gabhálach (genitive singular masculine gabhálaigh, genitive singular feminine gabhálaí, plural gabhálacha, comparative gabhálaí)

  1. taking, catching
  2. receptive; contagious
  3. gripping, grasping, occupying
  4. possessive, avaricious
    Synonym: maoinchíocrach

Declension

Declension of gabhálach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative gabhálach ghabhálach gabhálacha;
ghabhálacha2
vocative ghabhálaigh gabhálacha
genitive gabhálaí gabhálacha gabhálach
dative gabhálach;
ghabhálach1 		ghabhálach;
ghabhálaigh (archaic) 		gabhálacha;
ghabhálacha2
Comparative níos gabhálaí
Superlative is gabhálaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of gabhálach
radical lenition eclipsis
gabhálach ghabhálach ngabhálach

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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