teangach

Irish

Etymology

From teanga (“tongue; language”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

teangach (genitive singular masculine teangaigh, genitive singular feminine teangaí, plural teangacha, comparative teangaí)

  1. tongued
  2. lingual
    Synonym: teangúil
  3. wordy, loquacious

Declension

Declension of teangach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative teangach theangach teangacha;
theangacha2
vocative theangaigh teangacha
genitive teangaí teangacha teangach
dative teangach;
theangach1 		theangach;
theangaigh (archaic) 		teangacha;
theangacha2
Comparative níos teangaí
Superlative is teangaí

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 teangach
radical lenition eclipsis
teangach theangach dteangach

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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