Cambódach
Irish
Etymology
From An Chambóid (“Cambodia”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
Cambódach (genitive singular masculine Colómaigh, genitive singular feminine Colómaí, plural Cambódacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Cambódach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Cambódach | Chambódach | Cambódacha; Chambódacha² | |
| Vocative | Chambódaigh | Cambódacha | ||
| Genitive | Cambódaí | Cambódacha | Cambódach | |
| Dative | Cambódach; Chambódach¹ |
Chambódach; Chambódaigh (archaic) |
Cambódacha; Chambódacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Cambódaí | |||
| Superlative | is Cambódaí | |||
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
- Ciméarach (“Khmer”, adjective)
- Ciméarach (“Khmer”, noun)
- Ciméiris (“the Khmer language”)
- Ríocht na Cambóide (“the Kingdom of Cambodia”)
Declension
Declension of Cambódach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Cambódach | Chambódach | gCambódach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Cambódach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Cambódach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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