costasach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From costas (“cost, expense”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

costasach (genitive singular masculine costasaigh, genitive singular feminine costasaí, plural costasacha, comparative costasaí)

  1. costly, expensive; sumptuous
    Synonyms: costasúil, daor

Declension

Declension of costasach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative costasach chostasach costasacha;
chostasacha2
vocative chostasaigh costasacha
genitive costasaí costasacha costasach
dative costasach;
chostasach1 		chostasach;
chostasaigh (archaic) 		costasacha;
chostasacha2
Comparative níos costasaí
Superlative is costasaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of costasach
radical lenition eclipsis
costasach chostasach gcostasach

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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