Iúrasach

Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

Iúrasach (genitive singular masculine Iúrasaigh, genitive singular feminine Iúrasaí, plural Iúrasacha, not comparable)

  1. (geology) Jurassic

Declension
Declension of Iúrasach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Iúrasach Iúrasach Iúrasacha
Vocative Iúrasaigh Iúrasacha
Genitive Iúrasaí Iúrasacha Iúrasach
Dative Iúrasach Iúrasach;
Iúrasaigh (archaic)		 Iúrasacha
Comparative níos Iúrasaí
Superlative is Iúrasaí

Proper noun

An tIúrasach m (genitive an Iúrasaigh)

  1. (geology, paleontology) the Jurassic
    Synonym: an Tréimhse Iúrasach

Declension
Declension of Iúrasach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Iúrasach
Vocative a Iúrasaigh
Genitive Iúrasaigh
Dative Iúrasach

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an tIúrasach
Genitive an Iúrasaigh
Dative leis an Iúrasach

don Iúrasach

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
Iúrasach nIúrasach hIúrasach tIúrasach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Iúrasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “Iúrasach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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