macallach

Irish

Etymology

From macalla (“echo”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

macallach (genitive singular masculine macallaigh, genitive singular feminine macallaí, plural macallacha, not comparable)

  1. resounding
    Synonym: athshondach
  2. (clinical psychology) echolalic
  3. (singing) call-and-response

Declension

Declension of macallach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative macallach mhacallach macallacha;
mhacallacha2
vocative mhacallaigh macallacha
genitive macallaí macallacha macallach
dative macallach;
mhacallach1 		mhacallach;
mhacallaigh (archaic) 		macallacha;
mhacallacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of macallach
radical lenition eclipsis
macallach mhacallach 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

  • “macallach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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