céadfaíoch
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From céadfaigh (“sense”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]céadfaíoch (genitive singular masculine céadfaíoch, genitive singular feminine céadfaíche, plural céadfaíocha, comparative céadfaíche)
- sensory
- Synonym: céadfach
- perceptive, sensible
- Synonym: céadfach
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | céadfaíoch | chéadfaíoch | céadfaíocha; chéadfaíocha2 | |
vocative | chéadfaíoch | céadfaíocha | ||
genitive | céadfaíche | céadfaíocha | céadfaíoch | |
dative | céadfaíoch; chéadfaíoch1 |
chéadfaíoch | céadfaíocha; chéadfaíocha2 | |
Comparative | níos céadfaíche | |||
Superlative | is céadfaíche |
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
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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céadfaíoch | chéadfaíoch | gcéadfaíoch |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “céadfaíoch”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm