cithdhíonach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cith (“shower”) + díonach (“impermeable, proof”).
Adjective
[edit]cithdhíonach (genitive singular masculine cithdhíonaigh, genitive singular feminine cithdhíonaí, plural cithdhíonacha, comparative cithdhíonaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of cithdhíonach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cithdhíonach | chithdhíonach | cithdhíonacha; chithdhíonacha² | |
| Vocative | chithdhíonaigh | cithdhíonacha | ||
| Genitive | cithdhíonaí | cithdhíonacha | cithdhíonach | |
| Dative | cithdhíonach; chithdhíonach¹ |
chithdhíonach; chithdhíonaigh (archaic) |
cithdhíonacha; chithdhíonacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cithdhíonaí | |||
| Superlative | is cithdhíonaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cithdhíonach | chithdhíonach | gcithdhíonach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- “showerproof”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024