caitheamhach
Irish
Adjective
caitheamhach (genitive singular masculine caitheamhaigh, genitive singular feminine caitheamhaí, plural caitheamhacha, comparative caitheamhaí)
- Alternative spelling of caifeach (“given to spending; prodigal, wasteful”)
Declension
Declension of caitheamhach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | caitheamhach | chaitheamhach | caitheamhacha; chaitheamhacha² | |
Vocative | chaitheamhaigh | caitheamhacha | ||
Genitive | caitheamhaí | caitheamhacha | caitheamhach | |
Dative | caitheamhach; chaitheamhach¹ | chaitheamhach; chaitheamhaigh (archaic) | caitheamhacha; chaitheamhacha² | |
Comparative | níos caitheamhaí | |||
Superlative | is caitheamhaí |
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 |
caitheamhach | chaitheamhach | gcaitheamhach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "caitheamhach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.