caighdeán

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (Munster) dialect[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kəiˈdʲaːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkəidʲɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkəidʲænˠ/

Noun

caighdeán m (genitive singular caighdeáin, nominative plural caighdeáin)

  1. standard

Declension
Declension of caighdeán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caighdeán caighdeáin
Vocative a chaighdeáin a chaighdeána
Genitive caighdeáin caighdeán
Dative caighdeán caighdeáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an caighdeán na caighdeáin
Genitive an chaighdeáin na gcaighdeán
Dative leis an gcaighdeán

don chaighdeán

 leis na caighdeáin

Derived terms

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

References
  1. An t-Ath. Seóirse Mac Lúin (1922) Réilthíní Óir‎
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