caighdeánach

Irish

Etymology

From caighdeán +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kəiˈdʲaːn̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkəidʲɑːnˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkəidʲænˠa(h)/

Adjective

caighdeánach (genitive singular masculine caighdeánaigh, genitive singular feminine caighdeánaí, plural caighdeánacha, comparative caighdeánaí)

1. standard

   Synonym: gnáth-

Declension

Declension of caighdeánach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	caighdeánach	chaighdeánach	caighdeánacha; chaighdeánacha2
vocative	chaighdeánaigh		caighdeánacha
genitive		caighdeánaí	caighdeánacha	caighdeánach
dative	caighdeánach; chaighdeánach1	chaighdeánach; chaighdeánaigh (archaic)	caighdeánacha; chaighdeánacha2
Comparative	níos caighdeánaí
Superlative	is caighdeánaí

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

• fochaighdeánach (“substandard”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of caighdeánach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caighdeánach	chaighdeánach	gcaighdeánach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.