ceartaiseach
Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
ceartaiseach (genitive singular masculine ceartaisigh, genitive singular feminine ceartaisí, plural ceartaiseacha, comparative ceartaisí)
- insistent on one's rights
- disinclined to do more than one's strict share of work
- self-righteous, dogmatic
- conceited, priggish
Declension
Declension of ceartaiseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | cheartaiseach | ceartaiseacha; cheartaiseacha² | |
| Vocative | cheartaisigh | ceartaiseacha | ||
| Genitive | ceartaisí | ceartaiseacha | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | |
| Dative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value); cheartaiseach¹ |
cheartaiseach; cheartaisigh (archaic) |
ceartaiseacha; cheartaiseacha² | |
| Comparative | níos ceartaisí | |||
| Superlative | is ceartaisí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceartaiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “priggish”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “self-righteous”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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