ciméarach
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See also: Ciméarach
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ciméara (“chimera”) + -ach.
Adjective[edit]
ciméarach (genitive singular masculine ciméaraigh, genitive singular feminine ciméaraí, plural ciméaracha, not comparable)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ciméarach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ciméarach | chiméarach | ciméaracha; chiméaracha² | |
Vocative | chiméaraigh | ciméaracha | ||
Genitive | ciméaraí | ciméaracha | ciméarach | |
Dative | ciméarach; chiméarach¹ |
chiméarach; chiméaraigh (archaic) |
ciméaracha; chiméaracha² | |
Comparative | níos ciméaraí | |||
Superlative | is ciméaraí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ciméarach | chiméarach | gciméarach |
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) “ciméarach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ciméarach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm