clúiteach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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Adjective edit
clúiteach (genitive singular masculine clúitigh, genitive singular feminine clúití, plural clúiteacha, comparative clúití)
Declension edit
Declension of clúiteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | clúiteach | chlúiteach | clúiteacha; chlúiteacha² | |
| Vocative | chlúitigh | clúiteacha | ||
| Genitive | clúití | clúiteacha | clúiteach | |
| Dative | clúiteach; chlúiteach¹ |
chlúiteach; chlúitigh (archaic) |
clúiteacha; chlúiteacha² | |
| Comparative | níos clúití | |||
| Superlative | is clúití | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| clúiteach | chlúiteach | gclúiteach |
| 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) “clúiteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “clúiteach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “clúiteach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.