caidreach

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Irish

Adjective

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

  1. Alternative form of caidreamhach (intimate, sociable; tame)

Declension

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From caidir +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

caidreach (comparative caidriche)

  1. affectionate
    Antonyms: dlùth-chaidreach, mì-chaidreach

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Noun

caidreach m (genitive singular caidrich, plural caidrich)

  1. partner, spouse

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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