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céadfach
céadfach
Irish
Adjective
céadfach (genitive singular masculine céadfaigh, genitive singular feminine céadfaí, plural céadfacha, comparative céadfaí)
Declension
Declension of céadfach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | céadfach | céadfach¹ | céadfacha³ | |
| Vocative | céadfaigh¹ | céadfach¹ | céadfacha | |
| Genitive | céadfaigh¹ | céadfaí (obsolete) céadfaighe |
céadfacha | céadfach |
| Dative | céadfach² | céadfach¹ (archaic) céadfaigh¹ |
céadfacha³ | |
| Comparative | céadfaí (obsolete) céadfaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- néaróg chéadfach f (“sensory nerve”)
Related terms
- céadfacht f, céadfaíocht f (“sensibility”)
- céadfaigh (“sense”, verb)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| céadfach | chéadfach | gcéadfach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "céadfach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.