comparáideach

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Irish

Etymology

From comparáid (“comparison”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

comparáideach (genitive singular masculine comparáidigh, genitive singular feminine comparáidí, plural comparáideacha, comparative comparáidí)

  1. (linguistics, literature, etc.) comparative

Declension

Declension of comparáideach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative comparáideach chomparáideach comparáideacha;
chomparáideacha2
vocative chomparáidigh comparáideacha
genitive comparáidí comparáideacha comparáideach
dative comparáideach;
chomparáideach1 		chomparáideach;
chomparáidigh (archaic) 		comparáideacha;
chomparáideacha2
Comparative níos comparáidí
Superlative is comparáidí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of comparáideach
radical lenition eclipsis
comparáideach chomparáideach gcomparáideach

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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