ceimiceach
Irish
Etymology
From ceimic + -ach.
Adjective
ceimiceach (genitive singular masculine ceimicigh, genitive singular feminine ceimicí, plural ceimiceacha, not comparable)
- (chemistry) chemical
Declension
Declension of ceimiceach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ceimiceach | cheimiceach | ceimiceacha; cheimiceacha² | |
| Vocative | cheimicigh | ceimiceacha | ||
| Genitive | ceimicí | ceimiceacha | ceimiceach | |
| Dative | ceimiceach; cheimiceach¹ | cheimiceach; cheimicigh (archaic) | ceimiceacha; cheimiceacha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- imoibriú ceimiceach m (“chemical reaction”)
- innealtóir ceimiceach m (“chemical engineer”)
- bithcheimiceach
- geoiceimiceach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceimiceach | cheimiceach | gceimiceach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||