ceisteach
Irish
Etymology
ceist (“question”) + -ach
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcɛʃtʲəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɛʃtʲa(x)/
Adjective
ceisteach (genitive singular masculine ceistigh, genitive singular feminine ceistí, plural ceisteacha, comparative ceistí)
- questioning
- (grammar) interrogative
Declension
Declension of ceisteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ceisteach | cheisteach | ceisteacha; cheisteacha² | |
| Vocative | cheistigh | ceisteacha | ||
| Genitive | ceistí | ceisteacha | ceisteach | |
| Dative | ceisteach; cheisteach¹ | cheisteach; cheistigh (archaic) | ceisteacha; cheisteacha² | |
| Comparative | níos ceistí | |||
| Superlative | is ceistí | |||
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 |
| ceisteach | cheisteach | gceisteach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “ceisteach” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- "ceisteach" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.