gaothach

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gáethach.[1] By surface analysis, gaoth +‎ -ach.

Adjective

gaothach (genitive singular masculine gaothaigh, genitive singular feminine gaothaí, plural gaothacha, comparative gaothaí)

  1. windy
    Synonym: gaofar
Declension
Declension of gaothach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative gaothach ghaothach gaothacha;
ghaothacha²
Vocative ghaothaigh gaothacha
Genitive gaothaí gaothacha gaothach
Dative gaothach;
ghaothach¹		 ghaothach;
ghaothaigh (archaic)		 gaothacha;
ghaothacha²
Comparative níos gaothaí
Superlative is gaothaí

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

Noun

gaothach f (genitive singular gaothaí, nominative plural gaothacha)

  1. Synonym of gaoth (“wind”)
Declension
Declension of gaothach

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gaothach gaothacha
Vocative a ghaothach a ghaothacha
Genitive gaothaí gaothach
Dative gaothach
gaothaigh (archaic, dialectal)		 gaothacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ghaothach na gaothacha
Genitive na gaothaí na ngaothach
Dative leis an ngaothach
leis an ngaothaigh (archaic, dialectal)

don ghaothach
don ghaothaigh (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na gaothacha

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

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gáethach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gáethach.[1] By surface analysis, gaoth +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɯː.əx/

Adjective

gaothach (genitive singular masculine gaothaich, comparative gaothaiche)

  1. windy
  2. flatulent

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
gaothachghaothach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gáethach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “gaothach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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