caidreamhach

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Irish

Etymology

From caidreamh (“intercourse, intimacy”) +‎ -ach (compare Old Irish caidrebach).

Adjective

caidreamhach (genitive singular masculine caidreamhaigh, genitive singular feminine caidreamhaí, plural caidreamhacha, comparative caidreamhaí)

  1. intimate, sociable, companionable
    Synonyms: comrádach, cuideachtúil
  2. tame

Declension

Declension of caidreamhach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative caidreamhach chaidreamhach caidreamhacha;
chaidreamhacha2
vocative chaidreamhaigh caidreamhacha
genitive caidreamhaí caidreamhacha caidreamhach
dative caidreamhach;
chaidreamhach1 		chaidreamhach;
chaidreamhaigh (archaic) 		caidreamhacha;
chaidreamhacha2
Comparative níos caidreamhaí
Superlative is caidreamhaí

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

Noun

caidreamhach m (genitive singular caidreamhaigh, nominative plural caidreamhaigh)

  1. intimate, companion
  2. sociable person

Declension

Declension of caidreamhach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative caidreamhach caidreamhaigh
vocative a chaidreamhaigh a chaidreamhacha
genitive caidreamhaigh caidreamhach
dative caidreamhach caidreamhaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an caidreamhach na caidreamhaigh
genitive an chaidreamhaigh na gcaidreamhach
dative leis an gcaidreamhach
don chaidreamhach 		leis na caidreamhaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of caidreamhach
radical lenition eclipsis
caidreamhach chaidreamhach gcaidreamhach

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

References

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From caidreabh (“fellowship, partnership, companionship”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix) (compare caidrebach).

Adjective

caidreamhach (comparative caidreamhaiche)

  1. friendly, companionable, social
  2. allied
  3. kind, affectionate

Noun

caidreamhach m (genitive singular caidreamhaich, plural caidreamhaich)

  1. friend, companion
  2. ally
  3. spouse, partner
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