ceirbheacsach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From ceirbheacs + -ach.
Adjective edit
ceirbheacsach (genitive singular masculine ceirbheacsaigh, genitive singular feminine ceirbheacsaí, plural ceirbheacsacha, not comparable)
Declension edit
Declension of ceirbheacsach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ceirbheacsach | cheirbheacsach | ceirbheacsacha; cheirbheacsacha² | |
Vocative | cheirbheacsaigh | ceirbheacsacha | ||
Genitive | ceirbheacsaí | ceirbheacsacha | ceirbheacsach | |
Dative | ceirbheacsach; cheirbheacsach¹ |
cheirbheacsach; cheirbheacsaigh (archaic) |
ceirbheacsacha; cheirbheacsacha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceirbheacsach | cheirbheacsach | gceirbheacsach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceirbheacsach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ceirbheacsach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024