cuspóireach

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Irish

Etymology

From cuspóir (“object, target”) +‎ -ach. Calque of Latin objectīvus.

Adjective

cuspóireach (genitive singular masculine cuspóirigh, genitive singular feminine cuspóirí, plural cuspóireacha, not comparable)

  1. (grammar) objective, accusative
    Synonym: áinsíoch

Declension

Declension of cuspóireach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative cuspóireach chuspóireach cuspóireacha;
chuspóireacha²
Vocative chuspóirigh cuspóireacha
Genitive cuspóirí cuspóireacha cuspóireach
Dative cuspóireach;
chuspóireach¹ 		chuspóireach;
chuspóirigh (archaic) 		cuspóireacha;
chuspóireacha²
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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
cuspóireach chuspóireach gcuspóireach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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