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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caighdeánach	chaighdeánach	gcaighdeánach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.