rothlach

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from roth (“wheel”).

Adjective

rothlach (genitive singular masculine rothlaigh, genitive singular feminine rothlaí, plural rothlacha, comparative rothlaí)

  1. rotating, rotary, rotational

Inflection

Declension of rothlach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative rothlach rothlach rothlacha;
rothlacha2
vocative rothlaigh rothlacha
genitive rothlaí rothlacha rothlach
dative rothlach;
rothlach1 		rothlach;
rothlaigh (archaic) 		rothlacha;
rothlacha2
Comparative níos rothlaí
Superlative is rothlaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

  • imrothlach (“revolving”, adjective)
  • rothaigh (“rotate”, verb)

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