cinntitheach
Irish
editEtymology
editAdjective
editcinntitheach (genitive singular masculine cinntithigh, genitive singular feminine cinntithí, plural cinntitheacha, comparative cinntithí)
- decisive
- Synonym: cinniúnach
- determinative
Declension
editDeclension of cinntiteach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cinntiteach | chinntiteach | cinntiteacha; chinntiteacha² | |
Vocative | chinntithigh | cinntiteacha | ||
Genitive | cinntithí | cinntiteacha | cinntiteach | |
Dative | cinntiteach; chinntiteach¹ |
chinntiteach; chinntithigh (archaic) |
cinntiteacha; chinntiteacha² | |
Comparative | níos cinntithí | |||
Superlative | is cinntithí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
editcinntitheach m (genitive singular cinntithigh, nominative plural cinntithigh)
Declension
editDeclension of cinntitheach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cinntitheach | chinntitheach | gcinntitheach |
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) “cinntitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cinntitheach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cinntitheach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024