clúiteach
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
clúiteach (genitive singular masculine clúitigh, genitive singular feminine clúití, plural clúiteacha, comparative clúití)
Declension[edit]
Declension of clúiteach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | clúiteach | chlúiteach | clúiteacha; chlúiteacha² | |
Vocative | chlúitigh | clúiteacha | ||
Genitive | clúití | clúiteacha | clúiteach | |
Dative | clúiteach; chlúiteach¹ |
chlúiteach; chlúitigh (archaic) |
clúiteacha; chlúiteacha² | |
Comparative | níos clúití | |||
Superlative | is clúití |
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]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
clúiteach | chlúiteach | gclúiteach |
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) “clúiteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “clúiteach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “clúiteach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.