cóisireach
Irish
Etymology
From cóisir (“party”) + -ach (adjectival suffix)
Adjective
cóisireach (genitive singular masculine cóisirigh, genitive singular feminine cóisirí, plural cóisireacha, comparative cóisirí)
Declension
Declension of cóisireach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cóisireach | chóisireach | cóisireacha; chóisireacha² | |
Vocative | chóisirigh | cóisireacha | ||
Genitive | cóisirí | cóisireacha | cóisireach | |
Dative | cóisireach; chóisireach¹ |
chóisireach; chóisirigh (archaic) |
cóisireacha; chóisireacha² | |
Comparative | níos cóisirí | |||
Superlative | is cóisirí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cóisireach | chóisireach | gcóisireach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cóisireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN