céadfach

Irish

Etymology

From céadfa (“sense”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈcia̯d̪ˠfˠəx/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈceːd̪ˠfˠəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈceːd̪ˠfˠa(x)/

Adjective

céadfach (genitive singular masculine céadfaigh, genitive singular feminine céadfaí, plural céadfacha, comparative céadfaí)

sensory
Synonym: céadfaíoch
perceptive, sensible
Synonym: céadfaíoch

Declension

Declension of céadfach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	céadfach	chéadfach	céadfacha; chéadfacha²
Vocative	chéadfaigh	chéadfach	céadfacha
Genitive	chéadfaigh	céadfaí	céadfacha	céadfach
Dative	céadfach; chéadfach¹	chéadfach; chéadfaigh (archaic)	céadfacha; chéadfacha²
Comparative	níos céadfaí
Superlative	is céadfaí

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

néaróg chéadfach f (“sensory nerve”)

Related terms

céadfacht, céadfaíocht
céadfaigh (verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
céadfach	chéadfach	gcéadfach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.