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cnáimhseach
cnáimhseach
Irish
Noun
cnáimhseach f (genitive singular cnáimhsí, nominative plural cnáimhseacha)
Declension
Declension of cnáimhseach
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- cnáimhseachas m (“midwifery, obstetrics”)
Adjective
cnáimhseach (genitive singular masculine cnáimhsigh, genitive singular feminine cnáimhsí, plural cnáimhseacha)
Declension
Declension of cnáimhseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cnáimhseach | cnáimhseach¹ | cnáimhseacha³ | |
| Vocative | cnáimhsigh¹ | cnáimhseach¹ | cnáimhseacha | |
| Genitive | cnáimhsigh¹ | cnáimhsí (obsolete) cnáimhsighe |
cnáimhseacha | cnáimhseach |
| Dative | cnáimhseach² | cnáimhseach¹ (archaic) cnáimhsigh¹ |
cnáimhseacha³ | |
| Comparative | cnáimhsí (obsolete) cnáimhsighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cnáimhseach | chnáimhseach | gcnáimhseach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "cnáimhseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.