comparáideach

Irish

Etymology

From comparáid (“comparison”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

comparáideach (genitive singular masculine comparáidigh, genitive singular feminine comparáidí, plural comparáideacha, comparative comparáidí)

1. (linguistics, literature, etc.) comparative

Declension

Declension of comparáideach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	comparáideach	chomparáideach	comparáideacha; chomparáideacha²
Vocative	chomparáidigh		comparáideacha
Genitive		comparáidí	comparáideacha	comparáideach
Dative	comparáideach; chomparáideach¹	chomparáideach; chomparáidigh (archaic)	comparáideacha; chomparáideacha²
Comparative	níos comparáidí
Superlative	is comparáidí

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

• buntáiste comparáideach (“comparative advantage”)
• clásal comparáideach (“comparative clause”)
• dobhriathar comparáideach (“comparative adverb”)
• staidéar comparáideach (“comparative study”)
• teangeolaíocht chomparáideach (“comparative linguistics”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
comparáideach	chomparáideach	gcomparáideach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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