coláisteach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From coláiste (“college”) + -ach (adjectival suffix). Compare Manx colaashtagh.
Adjective
[edit]coláisteach (genitive singular masculine coláistigh, genitive singular feminine coláistí, plural coláisteacha, comparative coláistí)
- collegiate
- academical
- Synonym: ollscolach
Declension
[edit]Declension of coláisteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | coláisteach | choláisteach | coláisteacha; choláisteacha² | |
| Vocative | choláistigh | coláisteacha | ||
| Genitive | coláistí | coláisteacha | coláisteach | |
| Dative | coláisteach; choláisteach¹ |
choláisteach; choláistigh (archaic) |
coláisteacha; choláisteacha² | |
| Comparative | níos coláistí | |||
| Superlative | is coláistí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]- coláisteánach m (“collegian”)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| coláisteach | choláisteach | gcoláisteach |
| 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) “coláisteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “coláisteach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “coláisteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024