caithiseach

Irish

Alternative forms

• cathaiseach

Etymology

From caithis (“fondness, affection; charm, attraction”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

caithiseach (genitive singular masculine cathisigh, genitive singular feminine cathisí, plural caithiseacha, comparative cathisí)

1. affectionate

   Synonyms: grámhar, ceanúil, muirneach

2. attractive
3. delightful, delicious

   Synonyms: aoibhinn, gleoite

Declension

Declension of caithiseach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	caithiseach	chaithiseach	caithiseacha; chaithiseacha2
vocative	chaithisigh		caithiseacha
genitive		caithisí	strong noun	weak noun
			caithiseacha	caithiseach
dative	caithiseach; chaithiseach1	chaithiseach; chaithisigh (archaic)	caithiseacha; chaithiseacha2
Comparative	níos caithisí
Superlative	is caithisí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of caithiseach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caithiseach	chaithiseach	gcaithiseach

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) “caithiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caithiseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “caithiseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025