cisteanach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cistenach.

Pronunciation

Noun

cisteanach f (genitive singular cisteanaí, nominative plural cisteanacha)

  1. Cois Fharraige form of cistin (“kitchen”)
  2. genitive singular of cistin

Declension
Declension of cisteanach

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cisteanach cisteanacha
Vocative a chisteanach a chisteanacha
Genitive cisteanaí cisteanacha
Dative cisteanach cisteanacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chisteanach na cisteanacha
Genitive na cisteanaí na gcisteanacha
Dative leis an gcisteanach

don chisteanach

 leis na cisteanacha

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cisteanach chisteanach gcisteanach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “cistenach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1977, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht, 2nd edition, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 70 and page 317.
  • "cisteanach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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