From ceart (“right, correct”) + creideamh (“belief, faith; religion, creed”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
ceartchreidmheach (genitive singular masculine ceartchreidmhigh, genitive singular feminine ceartchreidmhí, plural ceartchreidmheacha, comparative ceartchreidmhí)
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | ceartchreidmheach | cheartchreidmheach | ceartchreidmheacha; cheartchreidmheacha2 | |
| vocative | cheartchreidmhigh | ceartchreidmheacha | ||
| genitive | ceartchreidmhí | ceartchreidmheacha | ceartchreidmheach | |
| dative | ceartchreidmheach; cheartchreidmheach1 |
cheartchreidmheach; cheartchreidmhigh (archaic) |
ceartchreidmheacha; cheartchreidmheacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos ceartchreidmhí | |||
| Superlative | is ceartchreidmhí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| ceartchreidmheach | cheartchreidmheach | gceartchreidmheach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.