coimeádach
Irish
Etymology
From coimeád (“keep; observe; guard; hold; maintain; detain”, verb) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
coimeádach (genitive singular masculine coimeádaigh, genitive singular feminine coimeádaí, plural coimeádacha, comparative coimeádaí)
- conservative
- Synonym: caomhach
Declension
Declension of coimeádach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | coimeádach | choimeádach | coimeádacha; choimeádacha² | |
| Vocative | choimeádaigh | coimeádacha | ||
| Genitive | coimeádaí | coimeádacha | coimeádach | |
| Dative | coimeádach; choimeádach¹ |
choimeádach; choimeádaigh (archaic) |
coimeádacha; choimeádacha² | |
| Comparative | níos coimeádaí | |||
| Superlative | is coimeádaí | |||
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
- coimeádachas m (“conservatism”)
- Giúdachas Coimeádach m (“Conservative Judaism”)
Noun
coimeádach m (genitive singular coimeádaigh, nominative plural coimeádaigh)
- conservative
- Synonym: caomhach
Declension
Declension of coimeádach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| coimeádach | choimeádach | gcoimeádach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "coimeádach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “coimeádach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “coimeádach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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