gáifeach
Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
gáifeach (genitive singular masculine gáifigh, genitive singular feminine gáifí, plural gáifeacha, comparative gáifí)
- dangerous, terrible
- loud, wild, fierce (of sound)
- exaggerated, sensational; given to exaggeration
- flamboyant, ostentatious
Declension
Declension of gáifeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | gháifeach | gáifeacha; gháifeacha² | |
| Vocative | gháifigh | gáifeacha | ||
| Genitive | gáifí | gáifeacha | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | |
| Dative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value); gháifeach¹ |
gháifeach; gháifigh (archaic) |
gáifeacha; gháifeacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gáifí | |||
| Superlative | is gáifí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- gáifeachas m (“sensationalism”)
Mutation
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gáifeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gáifeach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gáifeach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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