Preispitéireach
Irish
Etymology
From preispitéir (“presbyter”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
Preispitéireach (genitive singular masculine Preispitéirigh, genitive singular feminine Preispitéirí, plural Preispitéireacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Preispitéireach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Preispitéireach | Phreispitéireach | Preispitéireacha; Phreispitéireacha² | |
| Vocative | Phreispitéirigh | Preispitéireacha | ||
| Genitive | Preispitéirí | Preispitéireacha | Preispitéireach | |
| Dative | Preispitéireach; Phreispitéireach¹ |
Phreispitéireach; Phreispitéirigh (archaic) |
Preispitéireacha; Phreispitéireacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Preispitéirí | |||
| Superlative | is Preispitéirí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
Preispitéireach m (genitive singular Preispitéirigh, nominative plural Preispitéirigh)
Declension
Declension of Preispitéireach
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 |
| Preispitéireach | Phreispitéireach | bPreispitéireach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Preispitéireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Preispitéireach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Preispitéireach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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