ilchruthach

Irish

Etymology

From il- (“multiple, poly-, multi-”) +‎ cruth (“shape”) + -ach (adjectival suffix) (or -chruthach (“-shaped”)).

Adjective

ilchruthach (genitive singular masculine ilchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine ilchruthaí, plural ilchruthacha)

  1. many-shaped, multiform, polymorphic, polymorphous

Declension

Declension of ilchruthach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ilchruthach ilchruthach ilchruthacha
vocative ilchruthaigh ilchruthacha
genitive ilchruthaí ilchruthacha ilchruthach
dative ilchruthach ilchruthach;
ilchruthaigh (archaic) 		ilchruthacha
Comparative níos ilchruthaí
Superlative is ilchruthaí
  • ilchruthacht f (“polymorphism”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ilchruthach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ilchruthach n-ilchruthach hilchruthach not applicable

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

References

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