cíordhubh
Irish
Adjective
cíordhubh (genitive singular masculine cíordhuibh, genitive singular feminine cíordhuibhe, plural cíordhubha, comparative cíordhuibhe)
- Alternative spelling of ciardhubh (“jet-black, sable”)
Declension
Declension of cíordhubh
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cíordhubh | chíordhubh | cíordhubha; chíordhubha² | |
Vocative | chíordhuibh | cíordhubha | ||
Genitive | cíordhubhe | cíordhubha | cíordhubh | |
Dative | cíordhubh; chíordhubh¹ | chíordhubh; chíordhuibh (archaic) | cíordhubha; chíordhubha² | |
Comparative | níos cíordhubhe | |||
Superlative | is cíordhubhe |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cíordhubh | chíordhubh | gcíordhubh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "cíordhubh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.