reachtach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish rechtach.[1] By surface analysis, reacht +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠaxt̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠaxt̪ˠa(x)/

Adjective

reachtach (genitive singular masculine reachtaigh, genitive singular feminine reachtaí, plural reachtacha, not comparable)

  1. legislative

Declension

Declension of reachtach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative reachtach reachtach reachtacha
vocative reachtaigh reachtacha
genitive reachtaí reachtacha reachtach
dative reachtach reachtach;
reachtaigh (archaic)
reachtacha
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 rechtach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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