marsantach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • marsanta

Etymology

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Adjective

marsantach (genitive singular masculine marsantaigh, genitive singular feminine marsantaí, plural marsantacha, comparative marsantaí)

  1. mercantile

Declension

Declension of marsantach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative marsantach mharsantach marsantacha;
mharsantacha2
vocative mharsantaigh marsantacha
genitive marsantaí marsantacha marsantach
dative marsantach;
mharsantach1
mharsantach;
mharsantaigh (archaic)
marsantacha;
mharsantacha2
Comparative níos marsantaí
Superlative is marsantaí

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

  • marsantachas
  • marsantacht
  • marsantaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of marsantach
radical lenition eclipsis
marsantach mharsantach not applicable

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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