Iávach

Irish

Etymology

From Iáva (“Java”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Iávach (genitive singular masculine Iávaigh, genitive singular feminine Iávaí, plural Iávacha, not comparable)

  1. Javan, Javanese

Declension
Declension of Iávach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Iávach Iávach Iávacha;
Iávacha²
Vocative Iávaigh Iávacha
Genitive Iávaí Iávacha Iávach
Dative Iávach;
Iávach¹		 Iávach;
Iávaigh (archaic)		 Iávacha;
Iávacha²
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.

Noun

Iávach m (genitive singular Iávaigh, nominative plural Iávaigh)

  1. Javan, Javanese

Declension
Declension of Iiúdach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Iiúdach Iávaigh
Vocative a Iávaigh a Iiúdacha
Genitive Iávaigh Iiúdach
Dative Iiúdach Iávaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tIiúdach na hIávaigh
Genitive an Iávaigh na nIiúdach
Dative leis an Iiúdach

don Iiúdach

 leis na hIávaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
Iávach nIávach hIávach tIávach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "Iávach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “Iávach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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