ciotach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish cittach from Proto-Celtic *(s)kīttos + -ach.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ciotach (genitive singular masculine ciotaigh, genitive singular feminine ciotaí, plural ciotacha, comparative ciotaí)
- left-handed
- Synonym: ciotógach
- awkward, clumsy
- difficult, inconvenient
Declension[edit]
Declension of ciotach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ciotach | chiotach | ciotacha; chiotacha² | |
Vocative | chiotaigh | ciotacha | ||
Genitive | ciotaí | ciotacha | ciotach | |
Dative | ciotach; chiotach¹ |
chiotach; chiotaigh (archaic) |
ciotacha; chiotacha² | |
Comparative | níos ciotaí | |||
Superlative | is ciotaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 82
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciotach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ciotach f
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Middle Irish
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔtax
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔtax/2 syllables
- Polish non-lemma forms
- Polish noun forms