alpach

== Irish == === Alternative forms === alpúil === Etymology === From alp (“swallow whole, devour; grab”, verb) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix). === Adjective === alpach (genitive singular masculine alpaigh, genitive singular feminine alpaí, plural alpacha, comparative alpaí) voracious, greedy Synonym: cíocrach grabbing Synonym: glámach ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== alpachán m (“lump, chunk; chunky person; pig, greedy person;”) === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “alpach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “alpach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “alpach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026