teangachruthach
Irish
Etymology
From teanga (“tongue”) + -chruthach (“-shaped”).
Adjective
teangachruthach (genitive singular masculine teangachruthaigh, genitive singular feminine teangachruthaí, plural teangachruthacha, comparative teangachruthaí)
- tongue-shaped, linguiform
Declension
Declension of teangachruthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | teangachruthach | theangachruthach | teangachruthacha; theangachruthacha² | |
| Vocative | theangachruthaigh | teangachruthacha | ||
| Genitive | teangachruthaí | teangachruthacha | teangachruthach | |
| Dative | teangachruthach; theangachruthach¹ |
theangachruthach; theangachruthaigh (archaic) |
teangachruthacha; theangachruthacha² | |
| Comparative | níos teangachruthaí | |||
| Superlative | is teangachruthaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| teangachruthach | theangachruthach | dteangachruthach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teangachruthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “teangachruthach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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