cathaiseach

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cathaisech (“vigilant; noisy”). By surface analysis, cathais (“vigil, watch”) +‎ -ach. Compare Cathasach (name).

Adjective

cathaiseach (genitive singular masculine cathaisigh, genitive singular feminine cathaisí, plural cathaiseacha, comparative cathaisí)

  1. (literary) vigilant, watchful
    Synonyms: airdeallach, aireach

Etymology 2

Adjective

cathaiseach (genitive singular masculine cathaisigh, genitive singular feminine cathaisí, plural cathaiseacha, comparative cathaisí)

  1. Alternative form of caithiseach (“affectionate; attractive; delightful, delicious”)

Declension

Declension of cathaiseach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative cathaiseach chathaiseach cathaiseacha;
chathaiseacha²
Vocative chathaisigh cathaiseacha
Genitive cathaisí cathaiseacha cathaiseach
Dative cathaiseach;
chathaiseach¹ 		chathaiseach;
chathaisigh (archaic) 		cathaiseacha;
chathaiseacha²
Comparative níos cathaisí
Superlative is cathaisí

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
cathaiseach chathaiseach gcathaiseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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