comhthiomsaitheach

Irish

Etymology

From comhthiomsaigh (“associate”, verb) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

comhthiomsaitheach (genitive singular masculine comhthiomsaithigh, genitive singular feminine comhthiomsaithí, plural comhthiomsaitheacha, comparative comhthiomsaithí)

1. associative

Declension

Declension of comhthiomsaitheach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	comhthiomsaitheach	chomhthiomsaitheach	comhthiomsaitheacha; chomhthiomsaitheacha2
vocative	chomhthiomsaithigh		comhthiomsaitheacha
genitive		comhthiomsaithí	strong noun	weak noun
			comhthiomsaitheacha	comhthiomsaitheach
dative	comhthiomsaitheach; chomhthiomsaitheach1	chomhthiomsaitheach; chomhthiomsaithigh (archaic)	comhthiomsaitheacha; chomhthiomsaitheacha2
Comparative	níos comhthiomsaithí
Superlative	is comhthiomsaithí

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

• ailgéabar comhthiomsaitheach m (“associative algebra”)
• eagar comhthiomsaitheach m (“associative array”)

Related terms

• comhthiomsaitheacht f (“associativity”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of comhthiomsaitheach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
comhthiomsaitheach	chomhthiomsaitheach	gcomhthiomsaitheach

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) “comhthiomsaitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “comhthiomsaitheach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “comhthiomsaitheach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025