plaisteach

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpˠlˠaʃtʲəx/

Adjective

plaisteach (genitive singular masculine plaistigh, genitive singular feminine plaistí, plural plaisteacha, comparative plaistí)

  1. plastic

Declension

Declension of plaisteach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative plaisteach phlaisteach plaisteacha;
phlaisteacha2
vocative phlaistigh plaisteacha
genitive plaistí plaisteacha plaisteach
dative plaisteach;
phlaisteach1 		phlaisteach;
phlaistigh (archaic) 		plaisteacha;
phlaisteacha2
Comparative níos plaistí
Superlative is plaistí

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

  • mála plaisteach (“plastic bag”)
  • teirmeaplaisteach (“thermoplastic”, adjective)

Noun

plaisteach m (genitive singular plaistigh, nominative plural plaistigh)

  1. plastic

Declension

Declension of plaisteach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative plaisteach plaistigh
vocative a phlaistigh a phlaisteacha
genitive plaistigh plaisteach
dative plaisteach plaistigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an plaisteach na plaistigh
genitive an phlaistigh na bplaisteach
dative leis an bplaisteach
don phlaisteach 		leis na plaistigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of plaisteach
radical lenition eclipsis
plaisteach phlaisteach bplaisteach

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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