coinneálach

Irish

Etymology

From coinneáil (“maintenance; retention; detention; observance”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

coinneálach (genitive singular masculine coinneálaigh, genitive singular feminine coinneálaí, plural coinneálacha, comparative coinneálaí)

  1. sustaining, supportive
  2. retentive, tenacious
    Antonym: neamhchoinneálach
  3. (medicine) continent
    Antonym: neamhchoinneálach

Declension

Declension of coinneálach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative coinneálach choinneálach coinneálacha;
choinneálacha2
vocative choinneálaigh coinneálacha
genitive coinneálaí coinneálacha coinneálach
dative coinneálach;
choinneálach1 		choinneálach;
choinneálaigh (archaic) 		coinneálacha;
choinneálacha2
Comparative níos coinneálaí
Superlative is coinneálaí

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 coinneálach
radical lenition eclipsis
coinneálach choinneálach gcoinneálach

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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