cáidheach
Irish
Etymology
From cáidhe (“dirt, filth”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkaːja(x)/
Adjective
cáidheach (genitive singular masculine cáidhigh, genitive singular feminine cáidhí, plural cáidheacha, comparative cáidhí)
Declension
Declension of cáidheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cáidheach | cháidheach | cáidheacha; cháidheacha² | |
| Vocative | cháidhigh | cáidheacha | ||
| Genitive | cáidhí | cáidheacha | cáidheach | |
| Dative | cáidheach; cháidheach¹ |
cháidheach; cháidhigh (archaic) |
cáidheacha; cháidheacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cáidhí | |||
| Superlative | is cáidhí | |||
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 |
| cáidheach | cháidheach | gcáidheach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cáidech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cáiḋeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 104
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cáidheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 72
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