cipíneach

Irish

Etymology

From cipín +‎ -ach.

Noun

cipíneach m (genitive singular cipínigh, nominative plural cipínigh)

  1. (uncountable) broken sticks, matchwood
  2. (uncountable) commotion, fighting
  3. (countable) stick insect

Declension

Declension of cipíneach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cipíneach cipínigh
vocative a chipínigh a chipíneacha
genitive cipínigh cipíneach
dative cipíneach cipínigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cipíneach na cipínigh
genitive an chipínigh na gcipíneach
dative leis an gcipíneach
don chipíneach 		leis na cipínigh

Adjective

cipíneach (genitive singular masculine cipínigh, genitive singular feminine cipíní, plural cipíneacha, comparative cipíní)

  1. woody

Declension

Declension of cipíneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative cipíneach chipíneach cipíneacha;
chipíneacha2
vocative chipínigh cipíneacha
genitive cipíní cipíneacha cipíneach
dative cipíneach;
chipíneach1 		chipíneach;
chipínigh (archaic) 		cipíneacha;
chipíneacha2
Comparative níos cipíní
Superlative is cipíní

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 cipíneach
radical lenition eclipsis
cipíneach chipíneach gcipíneach

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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