másach
Irish
Adjective
másach (genitive singular masculine másaigh, genitive singular feminine másaí, plural másacha, comparative másaí)
Declension
Declension of másach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | másach | mhásach | másacha; mhásacha² | |
| Vocative | mhásaigh | másacha | ||
| Genitive | másaí | másacha | másach | |
| Dative | másach; mhásach¹ |
mhásach; mhásaigh (archaic) |
másacha; mhásacha² | |
| Comparative | níos másaí | |||
| Superlative | is másaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- lacha mhásach (“pochard”)
Noun
másach m (genitive singular másaigh, nominative plural másaigh)
- person with big buttocks or thighs
- animal with big thighs
Declension
Declension of másach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| másach | mhásach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “másach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “másach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “másach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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