cáidheach

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Irish

Etymology

From cáidhe (“dirt, filth”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cáidheach (genitive singular masculine cáidhigh, genitive singular feminine cáidhí, plural cáidheacha, comparative cáidhí)

  1. filthy, dirty (covered with filth or dirt), polluted
    Synonyms: brocach, salach, truaillithe
  2. filthy, dirty (obscene, offensive)
    Synonyms: graosta, gáirsiúil
  3. dirty (sleety; gusty; stormy)
    Synonym: salach

Declension

Declension of cáidheach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative cáidheach cháidheach cáidheacha;
cháidheacha2
vocative cháidhigh cáidheacha
genitive cáidhí cáidheacha cáidheach
dative cáidheach;
cháidheach1 		cháidheach;
cháidhigh (archaic) 		cáidheacha;
cháidheacha2
Comparative níos cáidhí
Superlative is cáidhí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cáidheach
radical lenition eclipsis
cáidheach cháidheach gcáidheach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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