céasta

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈcia̯sˠt̪ˠə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈceːsˠt̪ˠə/

Participle

céasta

1. past participle of céas

Adjective

céasta

1. miserable
2. excruciating
3. (grammar, linguistics) passive (voice)

Declension

Declension of céasta

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	céasta	chéasta	céasta; chéasta²
Vocative	chéasta		céasta
Genitive		céasta	céasta	céasta
Dative	céasta; chéasta¹	chéasta	céasta; chéasta²
Comparative	níos céasta
Superlative	is céasta

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

• faí chéasta

Noun

céasta

1. genitive singular of céasadh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
céasta	chéasta	gcéasta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.