cinéiteach
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “one who puts in motion”), from κινέω (kinéō, “I move, put in motion”).
Adjective
cinéiteach (genitive singular masculine cinéitigh, genitive singular feminine cinéití, plural cinéiteacha, comparative cinéití)
Declension
Declension of cinéiteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cinéiteach | chinéiteach | cinéiteacha; chinéiteacha² | |
| Vocative | chinéitigh | cinéiteacha | ||
| Genitive | cinéití | cinéiteacha | cinéiteach | |
| Dative | cinéiteach; chinéiteach¹ |
chinéiteach; chinéitigh (archaic) |
cinéiteacha; chinéiteacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cinéití | |||
| Superlative | is cinéití | |||
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
- fuinneamh cinéiteach (“kinetic energy”)
- samhail chinéiteach (“kinetic model”)
- teoiric chinéiteach na ngás (“kinetic theory of gases”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cinéiteach | chinéiteach | gcinéiteach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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