coláisteach
Irish
Adjective
coláisteach (genitive singular masculine coláistigh, genitive singular feminine coláistí, plural coláisteacha, comparative coláistí)
Declension
Declension of coláisteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | coláisteach | choláisteach | coláisteacha; choláisteacha² | |
| Vocative | choláistigh | coláisteacha | ||
| Genitive | coláistí | coláisteacha | coláisteach | |
| Dative | coláisteach; choláisteach¹ |
choláisteach; choláistigh (archaic) |
coláisteacha; choláisteacha² | |
| Comparative | níos coláistí | |||
| Superlative | is coláistí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- coláisteánach m (“collegian”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| coláisteach | choláisteach | gcoláisteach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "coláisteach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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