clúmhach

Irish

Etymology

From clúmh +‎ -ach.

Adjective

clúmhach (genitive singular masculine clúmhaigh, genitive singular feminine clumhaí, plural clúmhacha, comparative clumhaí)

1. downy, feathery
2. hairy, furry; coated
3. fluffy, fuzzy; fleecy

Declension

Declension of clumhach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	clumhach	chlumhach	clumhacha; chlumhacha²
Vocative	chlumhaigh		clumhacha
Genitive		clumhaí	clumhacha	clumhach
Dative	clumhach; chlumhach¹	chlumhach; chlumhaigh (archaic)	clumhacha; chlumhacha²
Comparative	níos clumhaí
Superlative	is clumhaí

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

• muir chlúmhach f (“hairy caterpillar”)

Noun

clúmhach m (genitive singular clúmhaigh)

1. Synonym of clúmh (“down, feathers; hair (on body); down (on cheeks); fur, coat; foliage; egret”)
2. fluff, fuzz (of cloth)

Declension

Declension of clúmhach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative clúmhach Vocative a chlúmhaigh Genitive clúmhaigh Dative clúmhach

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an clúmhach Genitive an chlúmhaigh Dative leis an gclúmhach don chlúmhach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
clúmhach	chlúmhach	gclúmhach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clúmhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “clúmhach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “clúmhach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.