caipitleach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From caipiteal (“capital”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
caipitleach (genitive singular masculine caipitligh, genitive singular feminine caipitlí, plural caipitleacha, comparative caipitlí)
Declension edit
Declension of caipitleach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | caipitleach | chaipitleach | caipitleacha; chaipitleacha² | |
| Vocative | chaipitligh | caipitleacha | ||
| Genitive | caipitlí | caipitleacha | caipitleach | |
| Dative | caipitleach; chaipitleach¹ |
chaipitleach; chaipitligh (archaic) |
caipitleacha; chaipitleacha² | |
| Comparative | níos caipitlí | |||
| Superlative | is caipitlí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- caipitleachas (“capitalism”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| caipitleach | chaipitleach | gcaipitleach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||