cisteanach

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɪʃtʲən̪ˠəx/

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cisteanach

1. genitive singular of cistin

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish cistenach.

Noun

cisteanach f (genitive singular cisteanaí, nominative plural cisteanacha)

1. Cois Fharraige form of cistin (“kitchen”)

Declension

Declension of cisteanach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cisteanach cisteanacha vocative a chisteanach a chisteanacha genitive cisteanaí cisteanach dative cisteanach cisteanaigh (archaic, dialectal) cisteanacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chisteanach na cisteanacha genitive na cisteanaí na gcisteanach dative leis an gcisteanach leis an gcisteanaigh (archaic, dialectal) don chisteanach don chisteanaigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na cisteanacha

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cisteanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Mutation

Mutated forms of cisteanach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cisteanach	chisteanach	gcisteanach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.