ailseach

Irish

Etymology 1

From ailse (“cancer”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ailseach (genitive singular masculine ailsigh, genitive singular feminine ailsí, plural ailseacha, not comparable)

1. (oncology) cancerous

Declension

Declension of ailseach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	ailseach	ailseach	ailseacha
vocative	ailsigh		ailseacha
genitive		ailsí	ailseacha	ailseach
dative	ailseach	ailseach; ailsigh (archaic)	ailseacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• réamhailseach (“precancerous”, adjective)

Etymology 2

From allas (“sweat”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ailseach (genitive singular masculine ailsigh, genitive singular feminine ailsí, plural ailseacha, comparative ailsí)

1. alternative form of allasúil (“sweaty”)

Declension

Declension of ailseach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	ailseach	ailseach	ailseacha
vocative	ailsigh		ailseacha
genitive		ailsí	ailseacha	ailseach
dative	ailseach	ailseach; ailsigh (archaic)	ailseacha
Comparative	níos ailsí
Superlative	is ailsí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ailseach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailseach	n-ailseach	hailseach	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), “ailseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN