ortaipéideach
Irish
Etymology
From ortaipéide (“orthopedics”) + -ach.
Adjective
ortaipéideach (genitive singular masculine ortaipéidigh, genitive singular feminine ortaipéidí, plural ortaipéideacha, comparative ortaipéidí)
- orthopedic
Declension
Declension of ortaipéideach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ortaipéideach | ortaipéideach | ortaipéideacha | |
Vocative | ortaipéidigh | ortaipéideacha | ||
Genitive | ortaipéidí | ortaipéideacha | ortaipéideach | |
Dative | ortaipéideach | ortaipéideach; ortaipéidigh (archaic) | ortaipéideacha | |
Comparative | níos ortaipéidí | |||
Superlative | is ortaipéidí |
Derived terms
- fearas ortaipéideach (“surgical appliance”)
- máinlia ortaipéideach (“orthopaedic”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ortaipéideach | n-ortaipéideach | hortaipéideach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ortaipéideach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ortaipéideach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ortaipéideach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.