cinntitheach

Irish

Etymology

From cinntithe +‎ -ach.

Adjective

cinntitheach (genitive singular masculine cinntithigh, genitive singular feminine cinntithí, plural cinntitheacha, comparative cinntithí)

1. decisive

   Synonym: cinniúnach

2. determinative

Declension

Declension of cinntiteach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	cinntiteach	chinntiteach	cinntiteacha; chinntiteacha²
Vocative	chinntithigh		cinntiteacha
Genitive		cinntithí	cinntiteacha	cinntiteach
Dative	cinntiteach; chinntiteach¹	chinntiteach; chinntithigh (archaic)	cinntiteacha; chinntiteacha²
Comparative	níos cinntithí
Superlative	is cinntithí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

cinntitheach m (genitive singular cinntithigh, nominative plural cinntithigh)

1. determinant
2. (grammar) determiner

Declension

Declension of cinntitheach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cinntitheach cinntithigh Vocative a chinntithigh a chinntitheacha Genitive cinntithigh cinntitheach Dative cinntitheach cinntithigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cinntitheach na cinntithigh Genitive an chinntithigh na gcinntitheach Dative leis an gcinntitheach don chinntitheach leis na cinntithigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cinntitheach	chinntitheach	gcinntitheach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cinntitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “cinntitheach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “cinntitheach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.