polamorfach

Irish

Etymology

From pola- (“poly-”) +‎ -morfach (“-morphic”).

Adjective

polamorfach (genitive singular masculine polamorfaigh, genitive singular feminine polamorfaí, plural polamorfacha)

1. (biology, biochemistry, computer science) polymorphic

Declension

Declension of polamorfach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	polamorfach	pholamorfach	polamorfacha; pholamorfacha2
vocative	pholamorfaigh		polamorfacha
genitive		polamorfaí	polamorfacha	polamorfach
dative	polamorfach; pholamorfach1	pholamorfach; pholamorfaigh (archaic)	polamorfacha; pholamorfacha2
Comparative	níos polamorfaí
Superlative	is polamorfaí

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

Synonyms

• ilchruthach

Related terms

• polamorf m (“polymorph”)
• polamorfacht f (“polymorphism”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of polamorfach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
polamorfach	pholamorfach	bpolamorfach

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) “polamorfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN