algach

Irish

Etymology

From alga (“alga”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

algach (genitive singular masculine algaigh, genitive singular feminine algaí, plural algacha, not comparable)

  1. algal

Declension

Declension of algach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative algach algach algacha
vocative algaigh algacha
genitive algaí algacha algach
dative algach algach;
algaigh (archaic) 		algacha
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

Mutation

Mutated forms of algach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
algach n-algach halgach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “algach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “algal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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