gáifeach

== Irish == === Alternative forms === gábhach, gábhthach, gáibhtheach === Etymology === From Middle Irish gáibthech (“dangerous, terrible”). By surface analysis, gábh +‎ -ach. === Pronunciation === (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːfʲəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡaːfʲa(x)/ === Adjective === gáifeach (genitive singular masculine gáifigh, genitive singular feminine gáifí, plural gáifeacha, comparative gáifí) loud (of a colour, clothing etc.) exaggerated, sensational, overblown flamboyant, ostentatious ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gáifeachas m (“sensationalism”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gáifeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “gáifeach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “gáifeach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026