Caitliceachas

Irish

Etymology

From Caitliceach (“Catholic”) +‎ -as (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

Caitliceachas m (genitive singular Caitliceachais)

1. Catholicism

Declension

Declension of Caitliceachas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Caitliceachas Vocative a Chaitliceachais Genitive Caitliceachais Dative Caitliceachas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an Caitliceachas Genitive an Chaitliceachais Dative leis an gCaitliceachas don Chaitliceachas

Derived terms

• An Caitliceachas Rómhánach (“Roman Catholicism”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Caitliceachas	Chaitliceachas	gCaitliceachas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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