ciúbach
Irish
Etymology
From ciúb (“cube”) + -ach.
Adjective
ciúbach (genitive singular masculine ciúbaigh, genitive singular feminine ciúbaí, plural ciúbacha, not comparable)
- (geometry) cubic
Declension
Declension of ciúbach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ciúbach | chiúbach | ciúbacha; chiúbacha² | |
| Vocative | chiúbaigh | ciúbacha | ||
| Genitive | ciúbaí | ciúbacha | ciúbach | |
| Dative | ciúbach; chiúbach¹ | chiúbach; chiúbaigh (archaic) | ciúbacha; chiúbacha² | |
| 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.
Derived terms
- bréagchiúbach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ciúbach | chiúbach | gciúbach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ciúbach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ciúbach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ciúbach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.