Template:ga-decl-adj/documentation

Usage
This template creates a declension table for Irish adjectives of all three declensions.

If the adjective begins with a consonant other than s that is subject to lenition (one of b c d f g m p t, capital or lower-case), place that consonant as positional parameter 1 and the rest of the lemma form as positional parameter 2, e.g. for (first declension):

If the adjective begins with s followed by a vowel, l, n, or r, place the first two letters as positional parameter 1, e.g. for (second declension):

In all other cases, leave positional parameter 1 blank and put the entire form as positional parameter 2 (except with first-declension adjectives in -ach and second-declension adjectives), e.g. for (third declension):

Not ending in -(e)ach
First-declension adjectives generally palatalize the final consonant in the genitive singular masculine, add -e to the palatalized final consonant in the genitive singular feminine and in the comparative, and add -a in the plural.

Specify the genitive singular masculine with the parameter gsm, omitting the letters from positional parameter 1. If this form is identical to the lemma form, simply omit gsm.

Specify the genitive singular feminine with the parameter gsf, again omitting the letters from positional parameter 1. If this form consists simply of e added to the lemma form, you can use the shortcut ~e.

Specify the nominative plural form with the parameter pl, again omitting the letters from positional parameter 1. If this form consists simply of a or e added to the lemma form, you can use the shortcut ~a or ~e. If this form is identical to the lemma form, simply omit this pl.

For example, for :

-(e)ach
For first-declension adjectives in -(e)ach (but not -iach), positional parameter 3 simply has to be set to  or. For example:

For those in -iach, however, gsf has to be set to the stem with iaiche instead of iach as the ending, and pl has to be set to. For example:

Second declension
For second-declension adjectives (i.e. those in -(i)úil (formerly &#8209;(e)amhail) and &#8209;(a)ir), set positional parameter 3 equal to,  ,  , or. For example:

At the moment, setting 3 equal to  does not work for adjectives that end in a slender consonant or vowel + &#8209;ir, such as saibhir; use gsf and pl instead.

Third declension
Third-declension adjectives are the simplest, as they usually do not inflect. Thus:

Comparatives (all declensions)
If the comparative form is different from the genitive singular feminine form (including cases where the genitive singular feminine itself is identical to the lemma form), it may be specified (omitting the letters from positional parameter 1) with the parameter. If this form is identical to the lemma form or the genitive singular feminine, simply omit this parameter.

If the adjective is not comparable, specify, e.g. for :

If the comparative form is irregular and begins with a different letter from the lemma form (e.g. →  and  → ), then specify the entire comparative form with the parameter. For example, for :