ciotach
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish cittach from Proto-Celtic *(s)kīttos + -ach.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ciotach (genitive singular masculine ciotaigh, genitive singular feminine ciotaí, plural ciotacha, comparative ciotaí)
- left-handed
- Synonym: ciotógach
- awkward, clumsy
- difficult, inconvenient
Declension
Declension of ciotach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 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
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 82
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciotach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɔ.tax/
- Rhymes: -ɔtax
- Syllabification: cio‧tach
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