caidreach

Irish

Adjective

caidreach (genitive singular masculine caidrigh, genitive singular feminine caidrí, plural caidreacha, comparative caidrí)

  1. alternative form of caidreamhach (“intimate, sociable; tame”)

Declension

Declension of caidreach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative caidreach chaidreach caidreacha;
chaidreacha2
vocative chaidrigh caidreacha
genitive caidrí caidreacha caidreach
dative caidreach;
chaidreach1 		chaidreach;
chaidrigh (archaic) 		caidreacha;
chaidreacha2
Comparative níos caidrí
Superlative is caidrí

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 caidreach
radical lenition eclipsis
caidreach chaidreach gcaidreach

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

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From caidir +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰatʲɾʲəx/

Adjective

caidreach (comparative caidriche)

  1. affectionate
    Antonyms: dlùth-chaidreach, mì-chaidreach

Alternative forms

  • caidearach

Derived terms

  • caidreachas

Noun

caidreach m (genitive singular caidrich, plural caidrich)

  1. partner, spouse

Alternative forms

Mutation

Mutation of caidreach
radical lenition
caidreach chaidreach

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

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “caidreach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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