caithiseach

Irish

Alternative forms

• cathaiseach

Etymology

From caithis (“fondness, affection; charm, attraction”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

caithiseach (genitive singular masculine cathisigh, genitive singular feminine cathisí, plural caithiseacha, comparative cathisí)

1. affectionate

   Synonyms: grámhar, ceanúil, muirneach

2. attractive
3. delightful, delicious

   Synonyms: aoibhinn, gleoite

Declension

Declension of caithiseach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	caithiseach	chaithiseach	caithiseacha; chaithiseacha²
Vocative	chaithisigh		caithiseacha
Genitive		caithisí	caithiseacha	caithiseach
Dative	caithiseach; chaithiseach¹	chaithiseach; chaithisigh (archaic)	caithiseacha; chaithiseacha²
Comparative	níos caithisí
Superlative	is caithisí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caithiseach	chaithiseach	gcaithiseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caithiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caithiseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “caithiseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024