cuspóireach
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)
- (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. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cuspóireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN