cathaiseach

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cathaisech (“vigilant; noisy”). By surface analysis, cathais (“vigil, watch”) +‎ -ach. Compare Cathasach (name).

Adjective

cathaiseach (genitive singular masculine cathaisigh, genitive singular feminine cathaisí, plural cathaiseacha, comparative cathaisí)

  1. (literary) vigilant, watchful
    Synonyms: airdeallach, aireach

Etymology 2

Adjective

cathaiseach (genitive singular masculine cathaisigh, genitive singular feminine cathaisí, plural cathaiseacha, comparative cathaisí)

  1. alternative form of caithiseach (“affectionate; attractive; delightful, delicious”)

Declension

Declension of cathaiseach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative cathaiseach chathaiseach cathaiseacha;
chathaiseacha2
vocative chathaisigh cathaiseacha
genitive cathaisí cathaiseacha cathaiseach
dative cathaiseach;
chathaiseach1 		chathaiseach;
chathaisigh (archaic) 		cathaiseacha;
chathaiseacha2
Comparative níos cathaisí
Superlative is cathaisí

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 cathaiseach
radical lenition eclipsis
cathaiseach chathaiseach gcathaiseach

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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