polamorfach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pola- (“poly-”) + -morfach (“-morphic”).
Adjective[edit]
polamorfach (genitive singular masculine polamorfaigh, genitive singular feminine polamorfaí, plural polamorfacha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of polamorfach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | polamorfach | pholamorfach | polamorfacha; pholamorfacha² | |
| Vocative | pholamorfaigh | polamorfacha | ||
| Genitive | polamorfaí | polamorfacha | polamorfach | |
| Dative | polamorfach; pholamorfach¹ |
pholamorfach; pholamorfaigh (archaic) |
polamorfacha; pholamorfacha² | |
| Comparative | níos polamorfaí | |||
| Superlative | is polamorfaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- polamorf m (“polymorph”)
- polamorfacht f (“polymorphism”)
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| polamorfach | pholamorfach | bpolamorfach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “polamorfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN