céadfach
Irish
Pronunciation
Adjective
céadfach (genitive singular masculine céadfaigh, genitive singular feminine céadfaí, plural céadfacha, comparative céadfaí)
- sensory
- Synonym: céadfaíoch
- perceptive, sensible
- Synonym: céadfaíoch
Declension
Declension of céadfach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | céadfach | chéadfach | céadfacha; chéadfacha² | |
| Vocative | chéadfaigh | céadfacha | ||
| Genitive | céadfaí | céadfacha | céadfach | |
| Dative | céadfach; chéadfach¹ |
chéadfach; chéadfaigh (archaic) |
céadfacha; chéadfacha² | |
| Comparative | níos céadfaí | |||
| Superlative | is céadfaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- néaróg chéadfach f (“sensory nerve”)
Related terms
- céadfacht, céadfaíocht
- céadfaigh (verb)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| céadfach | chéadfach | gcéadfach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “céadfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “céadfach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “céadfach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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