gairmeach

Irish

Etymology

From gairm (“call”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaɾʲˌmʲəx/

Adjective

gairmeach (genitive singular masculine gairmigh, genitive singular feminine gairmí, plural gairmeacha, comparative gairmí)

1. (grammar) vocative
2. Synonym of gairmiúil (“vocational; professional”)

Declension

Declension of gairmeach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	gairmeach	ghairmeach	gairmeacha; ghairmeacha2
vocative	ghairmigh		gairmeacha
genitive		gairmí	gairmeacha	gairmeach
dative	gairmeach; ghairmeach1	ghairmeach; ghairmigh (archaic)	gairmeacha; ghairmeacha2
Comparative	níos gairmí
Superlative	is gairmí

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

Noun

gairmeach m (genitive singular gairmigh, nominative plural gairmigh)

1. (grammar) vocative case

Declension

Declension of gairmeach (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative gairmeach gairmigh vocative a ghairmigh a ghairmeacha genitive gairmigh gairmeach dative gairmeach gairmigh forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an gairmeach na gairmigh genitive an ghairmigh na ngairmeach dative leis an ngairmeach don ghairmeach leis na gairmigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of gairmeach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gairmeach	ghairmeach	ngairmeach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gairmeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gairmeach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gairmeach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From gairm (“cry, call”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

gairmeach (genitive singular masculine gairmich, comparative gairmiche)

1. (grammar) vocative

Noun

gairmeach m (genitive singular gairmich)

1. (grammar, dated) vocative case

   Synonym: tuiseal gairmeach

2. (archaic) appellative
3. (archaic) calling
4. (archaic) invitation

Mutation

Mutation of gairmeach

radical	lenition
gairmeach	ghairmeach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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