ópalach

Irish

Etymology

From ópal +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈoːpˠəl̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈoːpˠəlˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːpˠəlˠa(x)/

Adjective

ópalach (genitive singular masculine ópalaigh, genitive singular feminine ópalaí, plural ópalacha)

1. opalescent
2. opaline

Declension

Declension of ópalach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ópalach	ópalach	ópalacha
vocative	ópalaigh		ópalacha
genitive		ópalaí	ópalacha	ópalach
dative	ópalach	ópalach; ópalaigh (archaic)	ópalacha
Comparative	níos ópalaí
Superlative	is ópalaí

Related terms

• ópalacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of ópalach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ópalach	n-ópalach	hópalach	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ópalach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ópalach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ópalach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024