gnéasach

Irish

Etymology

gnéas (“sex”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix)

Adjective

gnéasach (genitive singular masculine gnéasaigh, genitive singular feminine gnéasaí, plural gnéasacha, comparative gnéasaí)

  1. sexual (of sex and gender)
    Synonyms: collaí, gnéis
  2. sensual (of person)
    Synonyms: mealltach, téisiúil
  3. (euphemistic) intimate (sexual)
    Synonym: collaí
  4. horny, hot, luscious (sexually attractive)
    Synonyms: mealltach, slachtmhar, téisiúil
  5. saucy (sexually provocative)
    Synonyms: dána, teaspúil

Declension
Declension of gnéasach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative gnéasach ghnéasach gnéasacha;
ghnéasacha²
Vocative ghnéasaigh gnéasacha
Genitive gnéasaí gnéasacha gnéasach
Dative gnéasach;
ghnéasach¹		 ghnéasach;
ghnéasaigh (archaic)		 gnéasacha;
ghnéasacha²
Comparative níos gnéasaí
Superlative is gnéasaí

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

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gnéasach ghnéasach ngnéasach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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