caithiseach
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From caithis (“fondness, affection; charm, attraction”) + -ach.
Adjective
caithiseach (genitive singular masculine cathisigh, genitive singular feminine cathisí, plural caithiseacha, comparative cathisí)
Declension
Declension of caithiseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | caithiseach | chaithiseach | caithiseacha; chaithiseacha² | |
| Vocative | chaithisigh | caithiseacha | ||
| Genitive | caithisí | caithiseacha | caithiseach | |
| Dative | caithiseach; chaithiseach¹ |
chaithiseach; chaithisigh (archaic) |
caithiseacha; chaithiseacha² | |
| Comparative | níos caithisí | |||
| Superlative | is caithisí | |||
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 |
| caithiseach | chaithiseach | gcaithiseach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caithiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caithiseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “caithiseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024