coláisteach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From coláiste (“college”) + -ach (adjectival suffix). Compare Manx colaashtagh.
Adjective edit
coláisteach (genitive singular masculine coláistigh, genitive singular feminine coláistí, plural coláisteacha, comparative coláistí)
- collegiate
- academical
- Synonym: ollscolach
Declension edit
Declension of coláisteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | coláisteach | choláisteach | coláisteacha; choláisteacha² | |
| Vocative | choláistigh | coláisteacha | ||
| Genitive | coláistí | coláisteacha | coláisteach | |
| Dative | coláisteach; choláisteach¹ |
choláisteach; choláistigh (archaic) |
coláisteacha; choláisteacha² | |
| Comparative | níos coláistí | |||
| Superlative | is coláistí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms edit
- coláisteánach m (“collegian”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| coláisteach | choláisteach | gcoláisteach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coláisteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “coláisteach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “coláisteach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.