céadfach

Irish

Etymology

From céadfa (“sense”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈcia̯d̪ˠfˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈceːd̪ˠfˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈceːd̪ˠfˠa(x)/

Adjective

céadfach (genitive singular masculine céadfaigh, genitive singular feminine céadfaí, plural céadfacha, comparative céadfaí)

1. sensory

   Synonym: céadfaíoch

2. perceptive, sensible

   Synonym: céadfaíoch

Declension

Declension of céadfach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	céadfach	chéadfach	céadfacha; chéadfacha²
Vocative	chéadfaigh		céadfacha
Genitive		céadfaí	céadfacha	céadfach
Dative	céadfach; chéadfach¹	chéadfach; chéadfaigh (archaic)	céadfacha; chéadfacha²
Comparative	níos céadfaí
Superlative	is céadfaí

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

• néaróg chéadfach f (“sensory nerve”)

Related terms

• céadfacht, céadfaíocht
• céadfaigh (verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
céadfach	chéadfach	gcéadfach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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