costasach
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
costasach (genitive singular masculine costasaigh, genitive singular feminine costasaí, plural costasacha, comparative costasaí)
Declension
Declension of costasach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | costasach | chostasach | costasacha; chostasacha² | |
| Vocative | chostasaigh | costasacha | ||
| Genitive | costasaí | costasacha | costasach | |
| Dative | costasach; chostasach¹ |
chostasach; chostasaigh (archaic) |
costasacha; chostasacha² | |
| Comparative | níos costasaí | |||
| Superlative | is costasaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- costasúlacht, costasacht (“costliness; sumptuousness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| costasach | chostasach | gcostasach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “costasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “costasach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “costasach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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