céadfach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From céadfa (“sense”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈcia̯d̪ˠfˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈceːd̪ˠfˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈceːd̪ˠfˠa(x)/
Adjective[edit]
céadfach (genitive singular masculine céadfaigh, genitive singular feminine céadfaí, plural céadfacha, comparative céadfaí)
- sensory
- Synonym: céadfaíoch
- perceptive, sensible
- Synonym: céadfaíoch
Declension[edit]
Declension of céadfach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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[edit]
- néaróg chéadfach f (“sensory nerve”)
Related terms[edit]
- céadfacht, céadfaíocht
- céadfaigh (verb)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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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[edit]
- 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.