gineach
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See also: -gineach
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
gineach (genitive singular masculine ginigh, genitive singular feminine giní, plural gineacha, not comparable)
- (genetics) genetic
- Synonym: géiniteach
Declension[edit]
Declension of gineach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | gineach | ghineach | gineacha; ghineacha² | |
Vocative | ghinigh | gineacha | ||
Genitive | giní | gineacha | gineach | |
Dative | gineach; ghineach¹ |
ghineach; ghinigh (archaic) |
gineacha; ghineacha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gineach | ghineach | ngineach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |