comhthiomsaitheach

Irish

Etymology

From comhthiomsaigh (“associate”, verb) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

comhthiomsaitheach (genitive singular masculine comhthiomsaithigh, genitive singular feminine comhthiomsaithí, plural comhthiomsaitheacha, comparative comhthiomsaithí)

1. associative

Declension

Declension of comhthiomsaitheach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	comhthiomsaitheach	chomhthiomsaitheach	comhthiomsaitheacha; chomhthiomsaitheacha²
Vocative	chomhthiomsaithigh		comhthiomsaitheacha
Genitive		comhthiomsaithí	comhthiomsaitheacha	comhthiomsaitheach
Dative	comhthiomsaitheach; chomhthiomsaitheach¹	chomhthiomsaitheach; chomhthiomsaithigh (archaic)	comhthiomsaitheacha; chomhthiomsaitheacha²
Comparative	níos comhthiomsaithí
Superlative	is comhthiomsaithí

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

• ailgéabar comhthiomsaitheach m (“associative algebra”)
• eagar comhthiomsaitheach m (“associative array”)

 

Related terms

• comhthiomsaitheacht f (“associativity”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
comhthiomsaitheach	chomhthiomsaitheach	gcomhthiomsaitheach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “comhthiomsaitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “comhthiomsaitheach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “comhthiomsaitheach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024