caidreamhach

Irish

Etymology

From caidreamh (“intercourse, intimacy”) +‎ -ach (compare Old Irish caidrebach).

Adjective

caidreamhach (genitive singular masculine caidreamhaigh, genitive singular feminine caidreamhaí, plural caidreamhacha, comparative caidreamhaí)

1. intimate, sociable, companionable

   Synonyms: comrádach, cuideachtúil

2. tame

Declension

Declension of caidreamhach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	caidreamhach	chaidreamhach	caidreamhacha; chaidreamhacha²
Vocative	chaidreamhaigh		caidreamhacha
Genitive		caidreamhaí	caidreamhacha	caidreamhach
Dative	caidreamhach; chaidreamhach¹	chaidreamhach; chaidreamhaigh (archaic)	caidreamhacha; chaidreamhacha²
Comparative	níos caidreamhaí
Superlative	is caidreamhaí

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

• caidreamhacht f (“sociability”)

Noun

caidreamhach m (genitive singular caidreamhaigh, nominative plural caidreamhaigh)

1. intimate, companion
2. sociable person

Declension

Declension of caidreamhach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative caidreamhach caidreamhaigh Vocative a chaidreamhaigh a chaidreamhacha Genitive caidreamhaigh caidreamhach Dative caidreamhach caidreamhaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an caidreamhach na caidreamhaigh Genitive an chaidreamhaigh na gcaidreamhach Dative leis an gcaidreamhach don chaidreamhach leis na caidreamhaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caidreamhach	chaidreamhach	gcaidreamhach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caidreamhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “caidrebach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caidreamhach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “caidreamhach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• caidreabhach

Etymology

From caidreabh (“fellowship, partnership, companionship”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix) (compare caidrebach).

Adjective

caidreamhach (comparative caidreamhaiche)

1. friendly, companionable, social
2. allied
3. kind, affectionate

Noun

caidreamhach m (genitive singular caidreamhaich, plural caidreamhaich)

1. friend, companion
2. ally
3. spouse, partner