carcanaigineach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]carcanaigineach (genitive singular masculine carcanaiginigh, genitive singular feminine carcanaiginí, plural carcanaigineacha, comparative carcanaiginí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | carcanaigineach | charcanaigineach | carcanaigineacha; charcanaigineacha2 | |
| vocative | charcanaiginigh | carcanaigineacha | ||
| genitive | carcanaiginí | carcanaigineacha | carcanaigineach | |
| dative | carcanaigineach; charcanaigineach1 |
charcanaigineach; charcanaiginigh (archaic) |
carcanaigineacha; charcanaigineacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos carcanaiginí | |||
| Superlative | is carcanaiginí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| carcanaigineach | charcanaigineach | gcarcanaigineach |
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]- “carcanaigineach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025