algach

Irish

Etymology

From alga (“alga”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

algach (genitive singular masculine algaigh, genitive singular feminine algaí, plural algacha, not comparable)

1. algal

Declension

Declension of algach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	algach	algach	algacha
vocative	algaigh		algacha
genitive		algaí	algacha	algach
dative	algach	algach; algaigh (archaic)	algacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Mutation

Mutated forms of algach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
algach	n-algach	halgach	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), “algach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “algal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025