céadfach
Irish
Adjective
céadfach (genitive singular masculine céadfaigh, genitive singular feminine céadfaí, plural céadfacha, comparative céadfaí)
Declension
Declension of céadfach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | céadfach | chéadfach | céadfacha; chéadfacha² | |
Vocative | chéadfaigh | céadfacha | ||
Genitive | céadfaí | céadfacha | céadfach | |
Dative | céadfach; chéadfach¹ |
chéadfach; chéadfaigh (archaic) |
céadfacha; chéadfacha² | |
Comparative | níos céadfaí | |||
Superlative | is céadfaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- néaróg chéadfach f (“sensory nerve”)
Related terms
- céadfacht f, céadfaíocht f (“sensibility”)
- céadfaigh (“sense”, verb)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
céadfach | chéadfach | gcéadfach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "céadfach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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