cincíseach

See also: Cincíseach

Irish

Etymology

From Cincís (“Pentecost, Whitsuntide”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

cincíseach (genitive singular masculine cincísigh, genitive singular feminine cincísí, plural cincíseacha, not comparable)

  1. pertaining to Pentecost
  2. ill-starred

Declension

Declension of cincíseach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative cincíseach chincíseach cincíseacha;
chincíseacha2
vocative chincísigh cincíseacha
genitive cincísí cincíseacha cincíseach
dative cincíseach;
chincíseach1 		chincíseach;
chincísigh (archaic) 		cincíseacha;
chincíseacha2
Comparative níos cincísí
Superlative is cincísí

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

Noun

cincíseach m (genitive singular cincísigh, nominative plural cincísigh)

  1. person or animal born at Whitsuntide
  2. ill-starred person

Declension

Declension of cincíseach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cincíseach cincísigh
vocative a chincísigh a chincíseacha
genitive cincísigh cincíseach
dative cincíseach cincísigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cincíseach na cincísigh
genitive an chincísigh na gcincíseach
dative leis an gcincíseach
don chincíseach 		leis na cincísigh

Alternative forms

  • cinciseán

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cincíseach
radical lenition eclipsis
cincíseach chincíseach gcincíseach

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

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