ortadocsach

Irish

Etymology

From Late Latin orthodoxus (+ -ach (adjectival suffix)), from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος (orthódoxos), from ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + δόξα (dóxa, “opinion”).

Adjective

ortadocsach (genitive singular masculine ortadocsaigh, genitive singular feminine ortadocsaí, plural ortadocsacha, comparative ortadocsaí)

1. (religion) orthodox

   Synonym: ceartchreidmheach

   Antonym: neamhortadocsach

Declension

Declension of ortadocsach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ortadocsach	ortadocsach	ortadocsacha
Vocative	ortadocsaigh		ortadocsacha
Genitive		ortadocsaí	ortadocsacha	ortadocsach
Dative	ortadocsach	ortadocsach; ortadocsaigh (archaic)	ortadocsacha
Comparative	níos ortadocsaí
Superlative	is ortadocsaí

Related terms

• ceartchreideamh m, ceartchreidmheacht f, ortadocsacht f (“orthodoxy”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ortadocsach	n-ortadocsach	hortadocsach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “orthodox”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024