greamaitheach

Irish

Etymology

From greamaigh (“attach, fix, fasten”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

greamaitheach (genitive singular masculine greamaithigh, genitive singular feminine greamaithí, plural greamaitheacha, comparative greamaithí)

  1. sticky, adhesive

Declension

Declension of greamaitheach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative greamaitheach ghreamaitheach greamaitheacha;
ghreamaitheacha2
vocative ghreamaithigh greamaitheacha
genitive greamaithí greamaitheacha greamaitheach
dative greamaitheach;
ghreamaitheach1 		ghreamaitheach;
ghreamaithigh (archaic) 		greamaitheacha;
ghreamaitheacha2
Comparative níos greamaithí
Superlative is greamaithí

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 greamaitheach
radical lenition eclipsis
greamaitheach ghreamaitheach ngreamaitheach

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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