caighdeánach

Irish

Etymology

From caighdeán +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kəiˈdʲaːn̪ˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkəidʲɑːnˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkəidʲænˠa(h)/

Adjective

caighdeánach (genitive singular masculine caighdeánaigh, genitive singular feminine caighdeánaí, plural caighdeánacha, comparative caighdeánaí)

  1. standard
    Synonym: gnáth-

Declension

Declension of caighdeánach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative caighdeánach chaighdeánach caighdeánacha;
chaighdeánacha2
vocative chaighdeánaigh caighdeánacha
genitive caighdeánaí caighdeánacha caighdeánach
dative caighdeánach;
chaighdeánach1 		chaighdeánach;
chaighdeánaigh (archaic) 		caighdeánacha;
chaighdeánacha2
Comparative níos caighdeánaí
Superlative is caighdeánaí

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of caighdeánach
radical lenition eclipsis
caighdeánach chaighdeánach gcaighdeánach

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

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