alpach

See also: Alpach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From alp (“swallow whole, devour; grab”, verb) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

alpach (genitive singular masculine alpaigh, genitive singular feminine alpaí, plural alpacha, comparative alpaí)

  1. voracious, greedy
    Synonym: cíocrach
  2. grabbing
    Synonym: glámach

Declension
Declension of alpach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative alpach alpach alpacha
Vocative alpaigh alpacha
Genitive alpaí alpacha alpach
Dative alpach alpach;
alpaigh (archaic)		 alpacha
Comparative níos alpaí
Superlative is alpaí

Derived terms
  • alpachán m (“lump, chunk; chunky person; pig, greedy person;”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
alpach n-alpach halpach not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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