caighdeán

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (Munster) dialect[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kəiˈdʲaːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkəidʲɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkəidʲænˠ/

Noun

caighdeán m (genitive singular caighdeáin, nominative plural caighdeáin)

  1. standard

Declension

Declension of caighdeán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative caighdeán caighdeáin
vocative a chaighdeáin a chaighdeána
genitive caighdeáin caighdeán
dative caighdeán caighdeáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an caighdeán na caighdeáin
genitive an chaighdeáin na gcaighdeán
dative leis an gcaighdeán
don chaighdeán 		leis na caighdeáin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of caighdeán
radical lenition eclipsis
caighdeán chaighdeán gcaighdeán

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 An t-Ath. Seóirse Mac Lúin (1922) Réilthíní Óir‎[1]
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