Cósta Ríceach
Irish
Etymology
From Cósta Ríce (“Costa Rica”) + -ach
Adjective
Cósta Ríceach (genitive singular masculine Cósta Rícigh, genitive singular feminine Cósta Rící, plural Cósta Ríceacha, comparative Cósta Rící)
Declension
Declension of Cósta Ríceach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Cósta Ríceach | Chósta Ríceach | Cósta Ríceacha; Chósta Ríceacha² | |
Vocative | Chósta Rícigh | Cósta Ríceacha | ||
Genitive | Cósta Rící | Cósta Ríceacha | Cósta Ríceach | |
Dative | Cósta Ríceach; Chósta Ríceach¹ |
Chósta Ríceach; Chósta Rícigh (archaic) |
Cósta Ríceacha; Chósta Ríceacha² | |
Comparative | níos Cósta Rící | |||
Superlative | is Cósta Rící |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Declension
Declension of Cósta Ríceach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Cósta Ríceach | Chósta Ríceach | gCósta Ríceach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "Cósta Ríceach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “Cósta Ríceach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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