coibhneasta
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish coibnesta. By surface analysis, coibhneas + -ta.
Adjective
coibhneasta
- relative
Declension
Declension of coibhneasta
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | coibhneasta | choibhneasta | coibhneasta; choibhneasta² | |
Vocative | choibhneasta | coibhneasta | ||
Genitive | coibhneasta | coibhneasta | coibhneasta | |
Dative | coibhneasta; choibhneasta¹ | choibhneasta | coibhneasta; choibhneasta² | |
Comparative | níos coibhneasta | |||
Superlative | is coibhneasta |
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
- forainm coibhneasta m (“relative pronoun”)
Related terms
- coibhneas m (“relationship”)
- coibhneasacht f (“relativity”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coibhneasta | choibhneasta | gcoibhneasta |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “coibhneasta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN