ceirbheacsach
Irish
Etymology
From ceirbheacs + -ach.
Adjective
ceirbheacsach (genitive singular masculine ceirbheacsaigh, genitive singular feminine ceirbheacsaí, plural ceirbheacsacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of ceirbheacsach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ceirbheacsach | cheirbheacsach | ceirbheacsacha; cheirbheacsacha² | |
| Vocative | cheirbheacsaigh | ceirbheacsacha | ||
| Genitive | ceirbheacsaí | ceirbheacsacha | ceirbheacsach | |
| Dative | ceirbheacsach; cheirbheacsach¹ |
cheirbheacsach; cheirbheacsaigh (archaic) |
ceirbheacsacha; cheirbheacsacha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
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 |
| ceirbheacsach | cheirbheacsach | gceirbheacsach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Entries containing “ceirbheacsach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ceirbheacsach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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