comhthiomsaitheach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From comhthiomsaigh (“associate”, verb) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]comhthiomsaitheach (genitive singular masculine comhthiomsaithigh, genitive singular feminine comhthiomsaithí, plural comhthiomsaitheacha, comparative comhthiomsaithí)
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]- ailgéabar comhthiomsaitheach m (“associative algebra”)
- eagar comhthiomsaitheach m (“associative array”)
Related terms
[edit]- comhthiomsaitheacht f (“associativity”)
Mutation
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 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