cithréimeach
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ceathramach, ceithreamach, ciorrthuimeach, ciorthamach, ciothramach, círchéimeach, cithreamach, cithreimeach[1]
- ciothruimeach, ciothrumach (obsolete)[2]
Etymology[edit]
By surface analysis, cithréim + -ach, but since the adjective is attested earlier, the noun may be a back-formation. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ciorramach.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɨ̞hɾˠəmˠa(x)/[3] (corresponding to the form ciothramach)
Adjective[edit]
cithréimeach (genitive singular masculine cithréimigh, genitive singular feminine cithréimí, plural cithréimeacha, comparative cithréimí)
- maimed, disabled
- abject
- (nominalized, masculine) disabled person
Declension[edit]
Declension of cithréimeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cithréimeach | chithréimeach | cithréimeacha; chithréimeacha² | |
| Vocative | chithréimigh | cithréimeacha | ||
| Genitive | cithréimí | cithréimeacha | cithréimeach | |
| Dative | cithréimeach; chithréimeach¹ |
chithréimeach; chithréimigh (archaic) |
cithréimeacha; chithréimeacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cithréimí | |||
| Superlative | is cithréimí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cithréimeach | chithréimeach | gcithréimeach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ “cithréimeach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cithrumach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 98
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cioṫramaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 141
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ciṫréimeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 142
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cithréimeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ciothramach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.