ceoldrámach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ceoldráma (“opera”) + -ach.
Adjective[edit]
ceoldrámach (genitive singular masculine ceoldrámaigh, genitive singular feminine ceoldrámaí, plural ceoldrámacha, comparative ceoldrámaí)
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
- ceoldrámaíocht f (“opera, operatic art”)
Mutation[edit]
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[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceoldrámach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceoldrámach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm