ciúbach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ciúbach (genitive singular masculine ciúbaigh, genitive singular feminine ciúbaí, plural ciúbacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | ciúbach | chiúbach | ciúbacha; chiúbacha2 | |
| vocative | chiúbaigh | ciúbacha | ||
| genitive | ciúbaí | ciúbacha | ciúbach | |
| dative | ciúbach; chiúbach1 |
chiúbach; chiúbaigh (archaic) |
ciúbacha; chiúbacha2 | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| ciúbach | chiúbach | gciúbach |
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]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciúbach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ciúbach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ciúbach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024