péistchruthach

Irish

Etymology

From péist (“worm”) +‎ -chruthach (“-shaped”).

Adjective

péistchruthach (genitive singular masculine péistchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine péistchruthaí, plural péistchruthacha, comparative péistchruthaí)

  1. vermiform

Declension

Declension of péistchruthach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative péistchruthach phéistchruthach péistchruthacha;
phéistchruthacha2
vocative phéistchruthaigh péistchruthacha
genitive péistchruthaí péistchruthacha péistchruthach
dative péistchruthach;
phéistchruthach1 		phéistchruthach;
phéistchruthaigh (archaic) 		péistchruthacha;
phéistchruthacha2
Comparative níos péistchruthaí
Superlative is péistchruthaí

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 péistchruthach
radical lenition eclipsis
péistchruthach phéistchruthach bpéistchruthach

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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