gamalach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From gamal (“gomeral, lout, simpleton, fool”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

gamalach (genitive singular masculine gamalaigh, genitive singular feminine gamalaí, plural gamalacha, comparative gamalaí)

  1. loutish, silly, moronic
    Synonyms: bómánta, dúramánta, pleidhciúil, pleotúil

Declension
Declension of gamalach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative gamalach ghamalach gamalacha;
ghamalacha²
Vocative ghamalaigh gamalacha
Genitive gamalaí gamalacha gamalach
Dative gamalach;
ghamalach¹		 ghamalach;
ghamalaigh (archaic)		 gamalacha;
ghamalacha²
Comparative níos gamalaí
Superlative is gamalaí

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

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gamalach ghamalach ngamalach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gamalach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “gamalach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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