Caitliceach

Irish

Etymology

From Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós, “universal”), plus -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkatʲlʲɪcəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkatʲlʲɪca(h)/

Adjective

Caitliceach (genitive singular masculine Caitlicigh, genitive singular feminine Caitlicí, plural Caitliceacha, comparative Caitlicí)

1. Catholic

   Synonym: 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.

Derived terms

• Angla-Caitliceach
• Caitliceachas
• Eaglais Chaitliceach
• Eaglais Chaitliceach Rómhánach

 

Related terms

• caitliceacht f (“catholicity”)

Noun

Caitliceach m (genitive singular Caitlicigh, nominative plural Caitlicigh)

1. Catholic

   Synonym: Caitlicí

Declension

Declension of Caitliceach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Caitliceach Caitlicigh vocative a Chaitlicigh a Chaitliceacha genitive Caitlicigh Caitliceach dative Caitliceach Caitlicigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Caitliceach na Caitlicigh genitive an Chaitlicigh na gCaitliceach dative leis an gCaitliceach don Chaitliceach leis na Caitlicigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Caitliceach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Caitliceach	Chaitliceach	gCaitliceach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Caitliceach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Caitliceach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Caitliceach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024