caighdeánach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From caighdeán + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kəiˈdʲaːn̪ˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkəidʲɑːnˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkəidʲænˠa(h)/
Adjective edit
caighdeánach (genitive singular masculine caighdeánaigh, genitive singular feminine caighdeánaí, plural caighdeánacha, comparative caighdeánaí)
Declension edit
Declension of caighdeánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | caighdeánach | chaighdeánach | caighdeánacha; chaighdeánacha² | |
| Vocative | chaighdeánaigh | caighdeánacha | ||
| Genitive | caighdeánaí | caighdeánacha | caighdeánach | |
| Dative | caighdeánach; chaighdeánach¹ |
chaighdeánach; chaighdeánaigh (archaic) |
caighdeánacha; chaighdeánacha² | |
| Comparative | níos caighdeánaí | |||
| Superlative | is caighdeánaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
- fochaighdeánach (“substandard”, adjective)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| caighdeánach | chaighdeánach | gcaighdeánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||