céasta

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈcia̯sˠt̪ˠə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈceːsˠt̪ˠə/

Participle

céasta

1. past participle of céas

Adjective

céasta

1. miserable
2. excruciating
3. (grammar, linguistics) passive (voice)

Declension

Declension of céasta

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	céasta	chéasta	céasta; chéasta2
vocative	chéasta		céasta
genitive		céasta	strong noun	weak noun
			céasta	céasta
dative	céasta; chéasta1	chéasta	céasta; chéasta2
Comparative	níos céasta
Superlative	is céasta

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

• faí chéasta

Noun

céasta

1. genitive singular of céasadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of céasta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
céasta	chéasta	gcéasta

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