cuspóireach

Irish

Etymology

From cuspóir (“object, target”) +‎ -ach. Calque of Latin objectīvus.

Adjective

cuspóireach (genitive singular masculine cuspóirigh, genitive singular feminine cuspóirí, plural cuspóireacha, not comparable)

  1. (grammar) objective, accusative
    Synonym: áinsíoch

Declension

Declension of cuspóireach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative cuspóireach chuspóireach cuspóireacha;
chuspóireacha2
vocative chuspóirigh cuspóireacha
genitive cuspóirí cuspóireacha cuspóireach
dative cuspóireach;
chuspóireach1 		chuspóireach;
chuspóirigh (archaic) 		cuspóireacha;
chuspóireacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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 cuspóireach
radical lenition eclipsis
cuspóireach chuspóireach gcuspóireach

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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