grádach

Irish

Etymology

From grád (“grade”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

grádach (genitive singular masculine grádaigh, genitive singular feminine grádaí, plural grádacha, comparative grádaí)

  1. graded

Declension

Declension of grádach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative grádach ghrádach grádacha;
ghrádacha2
vocative ghrádaigh grádacha
genitive grádaí grádacha grádach
dative grádach;
ghrádach1 		ghrádach;
ghrádaigh (archaic) 		grádacha;
ghrádacha2
Comparative níos grádaí
Superlative is grádaí

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

  • roithleán grádach (“step-cone”)
  • ulóg ghrádach (“step pulley”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of grádach
radical lenition eclipsis
grádach ghrádach ngrádach

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

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Further reading

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