ceoldrámach
Irish
Etymology
From ceoldráma (“opera”) + -ach.
Adjective
ceoldrámach (genitive singular masculine ceoldrámaigh, genitive singular feminine ceoldrámaí, plural ceoldrámacha, comparative ceoldrámaí)
- operatic
Declension
Declension of ceoldrámach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ceoldrámach | cheoldrámach | ceoldrámacha; cheoldrámacha² | |
Vocative | cheoldrámaigh | ceoldrámacha | ||
Genitive | ceoldrámaí | ceoldrámacha | ceoldrámach | |
Dative | ceoldrámach; cheoldrámach¹ | cheoldrámach; cheoldrámaigh (archaic) | ceoldrámacha; cheoldrámacha² | |
Comparative | níos ceoldrámaí | |||
Superlative | is ceoldrámaí |
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
- ceoldrámaíocht f (“opera, operatic art”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceoldrámach | cheoldrámach | gceoldrámach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceoldrámach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading
- Entries containing “ceoldrámach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.