caithiseach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From caithis (“fondness, affection; charm, attraction”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

caithiseach (genitive singular masculine cathisigh, genitive singular feminine cathisí, plural caithiseacha, comparative cathisí)

  1. affectionate
    Synonyms: grámhar, ceanúil, muirneach
  2. attractive
  3. delightful, delicious
    Synonyms: aoibhinn, gleoite

Declension

Declension of caithiseach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative caithiseach chaithiseach caithiseacha;
chaithiseacha2
vocative chaithisigh caithiseacha
genitive caithisí caithiseacha caithiseach
dative caithiseach;
chaithiseach1 		chaithiseach;
chaithisigh (archaic) 		caithiseacha;
chaithiseacha2
Comparative níos caithisí
Superlative is caithisí

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 caithiseach
radical lenition eclipsis
caithiseach chaithiseach gcaithiseach

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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