gairmeach

Irish

Etymology

From gairm (“call”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

gairmeach (genitive singular masculine gairmigh, genitive singular feminine gairmí, plural gairmeacha, comparative gairmí)

(grammar) vocative
Synonym of gairmiúil (“vocational; professional”)

Declension

Declension of gairmeach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	gairmeach	ghairmeach	gairmeacha; ghairmeacha²
Vocative	ghairmigh	ghairmeach	gairmeacha
Genitive	ghairmigh	gairmí	gairmeacha	gairmeach
Dative	gairmeach; ghairmeach¹	ghairmeach; ghairmigh (archaic)	gairmeacha; ghairmeacha²
Comparative	níos gairmí
Superlative	is gairmí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

gairmeach m (genitive singular gairmigh, nominative plural gairmigh)

(grammar) vocative case

Declension

Declension of gairmeach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gairmeach	gairmigh
Vocative	a ghairmigh	a ghairmeacha
Genitive	gairmigh	gairmeach
Dative	gairmeach	gairmigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an gairmeach	na gairmigh
Genitive	an ghairmigh	na ngairmeach
Dative	leis an ngairmeach don ghairmeach	leis na gairmigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gairmeach	ghairmeach	ngairmeach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From gairm (“cry, call”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

gairmeach (genitive singular masculine gairmich, comparative gairmiche)

(grammar) vocative

Noun

gairmeach m (genitive singular gairmich)

(grammar, dated) vocative case
Synonym: tuiseal gairmeach
(archaic) appellative
(archaic) calling
(archaic) invitation

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
gairmeach	ghairmeach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Edward Dwelly (1911), “gairmeach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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