caighdeán

Irish

Alternative forms

• caidhdeán

Etymology

From (Munster) dialect

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kəiˈdʲaːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkəidʲɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkəidʲænˠ/

Noun

caighdeán m (genitive singular caighdeáin, nominative plural caighdeáin)

1. standard

Declension

Declension of caighdeán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative caighdeán caighdeáin vocative a chaighdeáin a chaighdeána genitive caighdeáin caighdeán dative caighdeán caighdeáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an caighdeán na caighdeáin genitive an chaighdeáin na gcaighdeán dative leis an gcaighdeán don chaighdeán leis na caighdeáin

Derived terms

• caighdeánach (“standard”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of caighdeán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caighdeán	chaighdeán	gcaighdeán

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