ciotach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cittach[1] from Proto-Celtic *(s)kīttos +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ciotach (genitive singular masculine ciotaigh, genitive singular feminine ciotaí, plural ciotacha, comparative ciotaí)

  1. left-handed
    Synonym: ciotógach
  2. awkward, clumsy
  3. difficult, inconvenient

Declension

Declension of ciotach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ciotach chiotach ciotacha;
chiotacha2
vocative chiotaigh ciotacha
genitive ciotaí ciotacha ciotach
dative ciotach;
chiotach1 		chiotach;
chiotaigh (archaic) 		ciotacha;
chiotacha2
Comparative níos ciotaí
Superlative is ciotaí

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cittach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 163, page 82
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 173

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ciotach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 195; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ciotach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɔ.tax/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtax
  • Syllabification: cio‧tach

Noun

ciotach f

  1. locative plural of ciota
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