caifeachas

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

caifeachas m (genitive singular caifeachais)

1. prodigality, wastefulness

   Synonym: caifeacht

Declension

Declension of caifeachas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative caifeachas Vocative a chaifeachais Genitive caifeachais Dative caifeachas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an caifeachas Genitive an chaifeachais Dative leis an gcaifeachas don chaifeachas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caifeachas	chaifeachas	gcaifeachas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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