caighdeán

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Irish

Alternative forms

caidhdeán^[1]

Etymology

From (Munster) dialect^[1]

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /kəiˈdʲaːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkəidʲɑːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkəidʲænˠ/

Noun

caighdeán m (genitive singular caighdeáin, nominative plural caighdeáin)

standard

Declension

Declension of caighdeán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	caighdeán	caighdeáin
Vocative	a chaighdeáin	a chaighdeána
Genitive	caighdeáin	caighdeán
Dative	caighdeán	caighdeáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an caighdeán	na caighdeáin
Genitive	an chaighdeáin	na gcaighdeán
Dative	leis an gcaighdeán don chaighdeán	leis na caighdeáin

Derived terms

caighdeánach (“standard”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caighdeán	chaighdeán	gcaighdeán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 An t-Ath. Seóirse Mac Lúin (1922) Réilthíní Óir‎

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