cúiseach

Irish

Etymology

From cúis +‎ -ach, although compare Middle Irish curadhcúisech (“hardy”).

Adjective

cúiseach (genitive singular masculine cúisigh, genitive singular feminine cúisí, plural cúiseacha, comparative cúisí)

  1. well-mannered, demure
    Synonyms: cúisiúil, béasach

Declension

Declension of cúiseach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative cúiseach chúiseach cúiseacha;
chúiseacha2
vocative chúisigh cúiseacha
genitive cúisí cúiseacha cúiseach
dative cúiseach;
chúiseach1 		chúiseach;
chúisigh (archaic) 		cúiseacha;
chúiseacha2
Comparative níos cúisí
Superlative is cúisí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cúiseach
radical lenition eclipsis
cúiseach chúiseach gcúiseach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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