ceoldrámach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom ceoldráma (“opera”) + -ach.
Adjective
editceoldrámach (genitive singular masculine ceoldrámaigh, genitive singular feminine ceoldrámaí, plural ceoldrámacha, comparative ceoldrámaí)
Declension
editDeclension of ceoldrámach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ceoldrámach | cheoldrámach | ceoldrámacha; cheoldrámacha² | |
| Vocative | cheoldrámaigh | ceoldrámacha | ||
| Genitive | ceoldrámaí | ceoldrámacha | ceoldrámach | |
| Dative | ceoldrámach; cheoldrámach¹ |
cheoldrámach; cheoldrámaigh (archaic) |
ceoldrámacha; cheoldrámacha² | |
| Comparative | níos ceoldrámaí | |||
| Superlative | is ceoldrámaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
edit- ceoldrámaíocht f (“opera, operatic art”)
Mutation
edit| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceoldrámach | cheoldrámach | gceoldrámach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceoldrámach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading
edit- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceoldrámach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm