Preispitéireach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom preispitéir (“presbyter”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editPreispitéireach (genitive singular masculine Preispitéirigh, genitive singular feminine Preispitéirí, plural Preispitéireacha, not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of Preispitéireach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
editPreispitéireach m (genitive singular Preispitéirigh, nominative plural Preispitéirigh)
Declension
editDeclension of Preispitéireach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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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
edit- 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