ceartchreidmheach
Irish
Etymology
From ceart (“right, correct”) + creideamh (“belief, faith; religion, creed”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
ceartchreidmheach (genitive singular masculine ceartchreidmhigh, genitive singular feminine ceartchreidmhí, plural ceartchreidmheacha, comparative ceartchreidmhí)
- (religion) orthodox
- Synonym: ortadocsach
- Antonym: neamh-cheartchreidmheach
Declension
Declension of ceartchreidmheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ceartchreidmheach | cheartchreidmheach | ceartchreidmheacha; cheartchreidmheacha² | |
| Vocative | cheartchreidmhigh | ceartchreidmheacha | ||
| Genitive | ceartchreidmhí | ceartchreidmheacha | ceartchreidmheach | |
| Dative | ceartchreidmheach; cheartchreidmheach¹ | cheartchreidmheach; cheartchreidmhigh (archaic) | ceartchreidmheacha; cheartchreidmheacha² | |
| Comparative | níos ceartchreidmhí | |||
| Superlative | is ceartchreidmhí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- Ceartchreidmheach Gréagach, Ceartchreidmheach na Gréige (“Greek Orthodox”, adjective)
- Giúdachas Ceartchreidmheach (“Orthodox Judaism”)
Related terms
- ceartchreideamh, ceartchreidmheacht, ortadocsacht (“orthodoxy”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceartchreidmheach | cheartchreidmheach | gceartchreidmheach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceartchreidmheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ceartchreidmheach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ceartchreidmheach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.