caighdeánach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom caighdeán + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /kəiˈdʲaːn̪ˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkəidʲɑːnˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkəidʲænˠa(h)/
Adjective
editcaighdeánach (genitive singular masculine caighdeánaigh, genitive singular feminine caighdeánaí, plural caighdeánacha, comparative caighdeánaí)
Declension
editDeclension of caighdeánach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | caighdeánach | chaighdeánach | caighdeánacha; chaighdeánacha² | |
Vocative | chaighdeánaigh | caighdeánacha | ||
Genitive | caighdeánaí | caighdeánacha | caighdeánach | |
Dative | caighdeánach; chaighdeánach¹ |
chaighdeánach; chaighdeánaigh (archaic) |
caighdeánacha; chaighdeánacha² | |
Comparative | níos caighdeánaí | |||
Superlative | is caighdeánaí |
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
edit- fochaighdeánach (“substandard”, adjective)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caighdeánach | chaighdeánach | gcaighdeánach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |