cipíneach
Irish
editEtymology
editNoun
editcipíneach m (genitive singular cipínigh, nominative plural cipínigh)
- (uncountable) broken sticks, matchwood
- (uncountable) commotion, fighting
- (countable) stick insect
Declension
editDeclension of cipíneach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Adjective
editcipíneach (genitive singular masculine cipínigh, genitive singular feminine cipíní, plural cipíneacha, comparative cipíní)
Declension
editDeclension of cipíneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cipíneach | chipíneach | cipíneacha; chipíneacha² | |
Vocative | chipínigh | cipíneacha | ||
Genitive | cipíní | cipíneacha | cipíneach | |
Dative | cipíneach; chipíneach¹ |
chipíneach; chipínigh (archaic) |
cipíneacha; chipíneacha² | |
Comparative | níos cipíní | |||
Superlative | is cipíní |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cipíneach | chipíneach | gcipíneach |
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) “cipíneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN