ciméarach
See also: Ciméarach
Irish
Etymology
From ciméara (“chimera”) + -ach.
Adjective
ciméarach (genitive singular masculine ciméaraigh, genitive singular feminine ciméaraí, plural ciméaracha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of ciméarach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ciméarach | chiméarach | ciméaracha; chiméaracha² | |
| Vocative | chiméaraigh | ciméaracha | ||
| Genitive | ciméaraí | ciméaracha | ciméarach | |
| Dative | ciméarach; chiméarach¹ |
chiméarach; chiméaraigh (archaic) |
ciméaracha; chiméaracha² | |
| Comparative | níos ciméaraí | |||
| Superlative | is ciméaraí | |||
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 |
| ciméarach | chiméarach | gciméarach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciméarach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ciméarach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm