glóthach
Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
glóthach (genitive singular masculine glóthaigh, genitive singular feminine glóthaí, plural glóthacha, comparative glóthaí)
Declension
Declension of glóthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | glóthach | ghlóthach | glóthacha; ghlóthacha² | |
| Vocative | ghlóthaigh | glóthacha | ||
| Genitive | glóthaí | glóthacha | glóthach | |
| Dative | glóthach; ghlóthach¹ |
ghlóthach; ghlóthaigh (archaic) |
glóthacha; ghlóthacha² | |
| Comparative | níos glóthaí | |||
| Superlative | is glóthaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
glóthach f (genitive singular glóthaí, nominative plural glóthacha)
- jelly
- (chemistry) gel
- (veterinary medicine) animal slime
Declension
Declension of glóthach
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- glóthach fhroig (“frog-spawn”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| glóthach | ghlóthach | nglóthach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “glóthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading
- Entries containing “glóthach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “glóthach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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