coláisteach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From coláiste (“college”) + -ach (adjectival suffix). Compare Manx colaashtagh.
Adjective
[edit]coláisteach (genitive singular masculine coláistigh, genitive singular feminine coláistí, plural coláisteacha, comparative coláistí)
- collegiate
- academical
- Synonym: ollscolach
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | coláisteach | choláisteach | coláisteacha; choláisteacha2 | |
| vocative | choláistigh | coláisteacha | ||
| genitive | coláistí | coláisteacha | coláisteach | |
| dative | coláisteach; choláisteach1 |
choláisteach; choláistigh (archaic) |
coláisteacha; choláisteacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos coláistí | |||
| Superlative | is coláistí | |||
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]- coláisteánach m (“collegian”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| coláisteach | choláisteach | gcoláisteach |
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) “coláisteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “coláisteach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “coláisteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024