cuircíneach

Irish

Etymology

cuircín (“crest”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

cuircíneach (genitive singular masculine cuircínigh, genitive singular feminine cuircíní, plural cuircíneacha, comparative cuircíní)

  1. crested, tufted

Declension

Declension of cuircíneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative cuircíneach chuircíneach cuircíneacha;
chuircíneacha2
vocative chuircínigh cuircíneacha
genitive cuircíní cuircíneacha cuircíneach
dative cuircíneach;
chuircíneach1 		chuircíneach;
chuircínigh (archaic) 		cuircíneacha;
chuircíneacha2
Comparative níos cuircíní
Superlative is cuircíní

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 cuircíneach
radical lenition eclipsis
cuircíneach chuircíneach gcuircíneach

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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