ceachartha
Irish
Alternative forms
- ceachardha
Etymology
From ceachaire + -tha
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcaxəɾə/
Adjective
ceachartha
- stingy, mean, niggardly, miserly, penurious
- Synonyms: sprionlaithe, míghnaíúil, ocrach
Declension
Declension of ceachartha
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ceachartha | cheachartha | ceachartha; cheachartha² | |
| Vocative | cheachartha | ceachartha | ||
| Genitive | ceachartha | ceachartha | ceachartha | |
| Dative | ceachartha; cheachartha¹ | cheachartha | ceachartha; cheachartha² | |
| Comparative | níos ceachartha | |||
| Superlative | is ceachartha | |||
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 |
| ceachartha | cheachartha | gceachartha |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “ceachartha” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cecharda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “ceaċarḋa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 122.
- "ceachartha" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 47