ceoldrámach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ceoldráma (“opera”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]ceoldrámach (genitive singular masculine ceoldrámaigh, genitive singular feminine ceoldrámaí, plural ceoldrámacha, comparative ceoldrámaí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | ceoldrámach | cheoldrámach | ceoldrámacha; cheoldrámacha2 | |
| vocative | cheoldrámaigh | ceoldrámacha | ||
| genitive | ceoldrámaí | ceoldrámacha | ceoldrámach | |
| dative | ceoldrámach; cheoldrámach1 |
cheoldrámach; cheoldrámaigh (archaic) |
ceoldrámacha; cheoldrámacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos ceoldrámaí | |||
| Superlative | is ceoldrámaí | |||
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]- ceoldrámaíocht f (“opera, operatic art”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| ceoldrámach | cheoldrámach | gceoldrámach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceoldrámach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceoldrámach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm