Caesarach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Caesar + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editCaesarach (genitive singular masculine Caesaraigh, genitive singular feminine Caesaraí, plural Caesaracha, not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of Caesarach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Caesarach | Chaesarach | Caesaracha; Chaesaracha² | |
Vocative | Chaesaraigh | Caesaracha | ||
Genitive | Caesaraí | Caesaracha | Caesarach | |
Dative | Caesarach; Chaesarach¹ |
Chaesarach; Chaesaraigh (archaic) |
Caesaracha; Chaesaracha² | |
Comparative | níos Caesaraí | |||
Superlative | is Caesaraí |
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- gearradh Caesarach (“Caesarean section”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Caesarach | Chaesarach | gCaesarach |
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) “Caesarach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Caesarach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Caesarach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024