cóisireach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From cóisir (“party”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
cóisireach (genitive singular masculine cóisirigh, genitive singular feminine cóisirí, plural cóisireacha, comparative cóisirí)
Declension edit
Declension of cóisireach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cóisireach | chóisireach | cóisireacha; chóisireacha² | |
| Vocative | chóisirigh | cóisireacha | ||
| Genitive | cóisirí | cóisireacha | cóisireach | |
| Dative | cóisireach; chóisireach¹ |
chóisireach; chóisirigh (archaic) |
cóisireacha; chóisireacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cóisirí | |||
| Superlative | is cóisirí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cóisireach | chóisireach | gcóisireach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cóisireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN