Spáinneach
See also: Spàinneach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom an Spáinn (“Spain”) + -ach (adjectival suffix), Old Irish Espáinech.
Adjective
editSpáinneach (genitive singular masculine Spáinnigh, genitive singular feminine Spáinní, plural Spáinneacha, not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of Spáinneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Spáinneach | Spáinneach | Spáinneacha | |
Vocative | Spáinnigh | Spáinneacha | ||
Genitive | Spáinní | Spáinneacha | Spáinneach | |
Dative | Spáinneach | Spáinneach; Spáinnigh (archaic) |
Spáinneacha | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
Derived terms
edit- práta Spáinneach (“Spanish, sweet, potato”)
- ronnach Spáinneach (“garfish”)
Noun
editSpáinneach m (genitive singular Spáinnigh, nominative plural Spáinnigh)
Declension
editDeclension of Spáinneach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Alternative forms
editRelated terms
edit- Spáinnis f (“the Spanish language”)
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Spáinneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Spáinneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Spáinneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024