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

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	céasta	chéasta	céasta; chéasta2
vocative	chéasta		céasta
genitive		céasta	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.