cipíneach

Irish

Etymology

From cipín +‎ -ach.

Noun

cipíneach m (genitive singular cipínigh, nominative plural cipínigh)

1. (uncountable) broken sticks, matchwood
2. (uncountable) commotion, fighting
3. (countable) stick insect

Declension

Declension of cipíneach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cipíneach cipínigh Vocative a chipínigh a chipíneacha Genitive cipínigh cipíneach Dative cipíneach cipínigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cipíneach na cipínigh Genitive an chipínigh na gcipíneach Dative leis an gcipíneach don chipíneach leis na cipínigh

Adjective

cipíneach (genitive singular masculine cipínigh, genitive singular feminine cipíní, plural cipíneacha, comparative cipíní)

1. woody

Declension

Declension of cipíneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
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

Irish mutation
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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cipíneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN