cipíneach

Irish

Etymology

From cipín +‎ -ach.

Noun

cipíneach m (genitive singular cipínigh, nominative plural cipínigh)

1. (uncountable) broken sticks, matchwood
2. (uncountable) commotion, fighting
3. (countable) stick insect

Declension

Declension of cipíneach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cipíneach cipínigh vocative a chipínigh a chipíneacha genitive cipínigh cipíneach dative cipíneach cipínigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cipíneach na cipínigh genitive an chipínigh na gcipíneach dative leis an gcipíneach don chipíneach leis na cipínigh

Adjective

cipíneach (genitive singular masculine cipínigh, genitive singular feminine cipíní, plural cipíneacha, comparative cipíní)

1. woody

Declension

Declension of cipíneach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	cipíneach	chipíneach	cipíneacha; chipíneacha2
vocative	chipínigh		cipíneacha
genitive		cipíní	cipíneacha	cipíneach
dative	cipíneach; chipíneach1	chipíneach; chipínigh (archaic)	cipíneacha; chipíneacha2
Comparative	níos cipíní
Superlative	is cipíní

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 cipíneach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cipíneach	chipíneach	gcipíneach

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) “cipíneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN