ciorclóideach

Irish

Etymology

From ciorcal +‎ -óideach.

Adjective

ciorclóideach (genitive singular masculine ciorclóidigh, genitive singular feminine ciorclóidí, plural ciorclóideacha, not comparable)

1. (geometry) cycloid

   Synonym: cioglóideach

2. (geometry) trochoid

Declension

Declension of ciorclóideach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ciorclóideach	chiorclóideach	ciorclóideacha; chiorclóideacha²
Vocative	chiorclóidigh		ciorclóideacha
Genitive		ciorclóidí	ciorclóideacha	ciorclóideach
Dative	ciorclóideach; chiorclóideach¹	chiorclóideach; chiorclóidigh (archaic)	ciorclóideacha; chiorclóideacha²
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.

Derived terms

• cuar ciorclóideach

Noun

ciorclóideach m (genitive singular ciorclóidigh, nominative plural ciorclóidigh)

1. (geometry) cycloid

   Synonym: cioglóideach

Declension

Declension of ciorclóideach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ciorclóideach ciorclóidigh Vocative a chiorclóidigh a chiorclóideacha Genitive ciorclóidigh ciorclóideach Dative ciorclóideach ciorclóidigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ciorclóideach na ciorclóidigh Genitive an chiorclóidigh na gciorclóideach Dative leis an gciorclóideach don chiorclóideach leis na ciorclóidigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciorclóideach	chiorclóideach	gciorclóideach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciorclóideach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “ciorclóideach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.