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

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caithiseach chaithiseach gcaithiseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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