Preispitéireach

Irish

Etymology

From preispitéir (“presbyter”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Preispitéireach (genitive singular masculine Preispitéirigh, genitive singular feminine Preispitéirí, plural Preispitéireacha, not comparable)

1. (Christianity) Presbyterian

Declension

Declension of Preispitéireach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Preispitéireach	Phreispitéireach	Preispitéireacha; Phreispitéireacha²
Vocative	Phreispitéirigh		Preispitéireacha
Genitive		Preispitéirí	Preispitéireacha	Preispitéireach
Dative	Preispitéireach; Phreispitéireach¹	Phreispitéireach; Phreispitéirigh (archaic)	Preispitéireacha; Phreispitéireacha²
Comparative	níos Preispitéirí
Superlative	is Preispitéirí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Preispitéireach m (genitive singular Preispitéirigh, nominative plural Preispitéirigh)

1. (Christianity) Presbyterian

Declension

Declension of Preispitéireach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Preispitéireach Preispitéirigh Vocative a Phreispitéirigh a Phreispitéireacha Genitive Preispitéirigh Preispitéireach Dative Preispitéireach Preispitéirigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Preispitéireach na Preispitéirigh Genitive an Phreispitéirigh na bPreispitéireach Dative leis an bPreispitéireach don Phreispitéireach leis na Preispitéirigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Preispitéireach	Phreispitéireach	bPreispitéireach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Preispitéireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Preispitéireach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Preispitéireach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024