caidreach

Irish

Adjective

caidreach (genitive singular masculine caidrigh, genitive singular feminine caidrí, plural caidreacha, comparative caidrí)

Alternative form of caidreamhach (“intimate, sociable; tame”)

Declension

Declension of caidreach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	caidreach	chaidreach	caidreacha; chaidreacha²
Vocative	chaidrigh	chaidreach	caidreacha
Genitive	chaidrigh	caidrí	caidreacha	caidreach
Dative	caidreach; chaidreach¹	chaidreach; chaidrigh (archaic)	caidreacha; chaidreacha²
Comparative	níos caidrí
Superlative	is caidrí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caidreach	chaidreach	gcaidreach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “caidreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From caidir +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰatʲɾʲəx/

Adjective

caidreach (comparative caidriche)

affectionate
Antonyms: dlùth-chaidreach, mì-chaidreach

Alternative forms

caidearach

Derived terms

caidreachas

Noun

caidreach m (genitive singular caidrich, plural caidrich)

partner, spouse

Alternative forms

caidreamhach

Related terms

caidreamh

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
caidreach	chaidreach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Edward Dwelly (1911), “caidreach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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