caighdeánach

Irish

Etymology

From caighdeán +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kəiˈdʲaːn̪ˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkəidʲɑːnˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkəidʲænˠa(h)/

Adjective

caighdeánach (genitive singular masculine caighdeánaigh, genitive singular feminine caighdeánaí, plural caighdeánacha, comparative caighdeánaí)

  1. standard
    Synonym: gnáth-

Declension
Declension of caighdeánach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative caighdeánach chaighdeánach caighdeánacha;
chaighdeánacha²
Vocative chaighdeánaigh caighdeánacha
Genitive caighdeánaí caighdeánacha caighdeánach
Dative caighdeánach;
chaighdeánach¹		 chaighdeánach;
chaighdeánaigh (archaic)		 caighdeánacha;
chaighdeánacha²
Comparative níos caighdeánaí
Superlative is caighdeánaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caighdeánach chaighdeánach gcaighdeánach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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