Caitliceach
Irish
    
    Etymology
    
From Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós, “universal”), plus -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
    
Caitliceach (genitive singular masculine Caitlicigh, genitive singular feminine Caitlicí, plural Caitliceacha, comparative Caitlicí)
Declension
    
Declension of Caitliceach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) | 
| Nominative | Caitliceach | Chaitliceach | Caitliceacha; Chaitliceacha²  | |
| Vocative | Chaitlicigh | Caitliceacha | ||
| Genitive | Caitlicí | Caitliceacha | Caitliceach | |
| Dative | Caitliceach; Chaitliceach¹  | 
Chaitliceach; Chaitlicigh (archaic)  | 
Caitliceacha; Chaitliceacha²  | |
| Comparative | níos Caitlicí | |||
| Superlative | is Caitlicí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
    
- caitliceacht f (“catholicity”)
 
Noun
    
Caitliceach m (genitive singular Caitlicigh, nominative plural Caitlicigh)
Declension
    
Declension of Caitliceach
First declension
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 Bare forms: 
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 Forms with the definite article: 
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Mutation
    
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis | 
| Caitliceach | Chaitliceach | gCaitliceach | 
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
    
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Caitliceach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
 - Entries containing “Caitliceach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
 - Entries containing “Caitliceach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
 
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