gealtach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish geltach. By surface analysis, gealt +‎ -ach.

Adjective

gealtach (genitive singular masculine gealtaigh, genitive singular feminine gealtaí, plural gealtacha, comparative gealtaí)

  1. zany, lunatic

Declension

Declension of gealtach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative gealtach ghealtach gealtacha;
ghealtacha2
vocative ghealtaigh gealtacha
genitive gealtaí gealtacha gealtach
dative gealtach;
ghealtach1 		ghealtach;
ghealtaigh (archaic) 		gealtacha;
ghealtacha2
Comparative níos gealtaí
Superlative is gealtaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gealtach
radical lenition eclipsis
gealtach ghealtach ngealtach

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish geltach.

Adjective

gealtach (comparative gealtaiche)

  1. cowardly, chicken-hearted, timid, dastardly

Declension

Declension of gealtach (type I adjective)
masculine feminine plural
nominative gealtach ghealtach gealtach
genitive ghealtaich gealtaiche, gealtaich gealtach
dative gealtach ghealtaich gealtach
vocative ghealtaich ghealtach gealtach

Mutation

Mutation of gealtach
radical lenition
gealtach ghealtach

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

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