cairdinéalach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom cairdinéal (“cardinal; scarlet cloak”) + -ach.
Noun
editcairdinéalach m (genitive singular cairdinéalaigh, nominative plural cairdinéalaigh)
- Synonym of cairdinéal (“cardinal; scarlet cloak”)
Declension
editDeclension of cairdinéalach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Adjective
editcairdinéalach (genitive singular masculine cairdinéalaigh, genitive singular feminine cairdinéalaí, plural cairdinéalacha, comparative cairdinéalaí)
Declension
editDeclension of cairdinéalach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cairdinéalach | chairdinéalach | cairdinéalacha; chairdinéalacha² | |
Vocative | chairdinéalaigh | cairdinéalacha | ||
Genitive | cairdinéalaí | cairdinéalacha | cairdinéalach | |
Dative | cairdinéalach; chairdinéalach¹ |
chairdinéalach; chairdinéalaigh (archaic) |
cairdinéalacha; chairdinéalacha² | |
Comparative | níos cairdinéalaí | |||
Superlative | is cairdinéalaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- éan cairdinéalach (“cardinal(-bird)”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cairdinéalach | chairdinéalach | gcairdinéalach |
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) “cairdinéalach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN