From comh- (“mutual, joint, common”) + cruth (“shape”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
comhchruthach (genitive singular masculine comhchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine comhchruthaí, plural comhchruthacha, comparative comhchruthaí)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | comhchruthach | chomhchruthach | comhchruthacha; chomhchruthacha² | |
Vocative | chomhchruthaigh | comhchruthacha | ||
Genitive | comhchruthaí | comhchruthacha | comhchruthach | |
Dative | comhchruthach; chomhchruthach¹ |
chomhchruthach; chomhchruthaigh (archaic) |
comhchruthacha; chomhchruthacha² | |
Comparative | níos comhchruthaí | |||
Superlative | is comhchruthaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
comhchruthach | chomhchruthach | gcomhchruthach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |