cáilitheach

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Irish

Etymology

From cáilithe +‎ -ach.

Adjective

cáilitheach (genitive singular masculine cáilithigh, genitive singular feminine cáilithí, plural cáilitheacha, not comparable)

  1. (grammar) qualifying
    aidiacht cháilitheach ― qualifying adjective

Declension

Declension of cáilitheach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative cáilitheach cháilitheach cáilitheacha;
cháilitheacha2
vocative cháilithigh cáilitheacha
genitive cáilithí cáilitheacha cáilitheach
dative cáilitheach;
cháilitheach1 		cháilitheach;
cháilithigh (archaic) 		cáilitheacha;
cháilitheacha2
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

Mutated forms of cáilitheach
radical lenition eclipsis
cáilitheach cháilitheach gcáilitheach

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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