Cósta Ríceach
Irish
Etymology
From Cósta Ríce (“Costa Rica”) + -ach
Adjective
Cósta Ríceach (genitive singular masculine Cósta Rícigh, genitive singular feminine Cósta Rící, plural Cósta Ríceacha, comparative Cósta Rící)
Declension
Declension of Cósta Ríceach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Cósta Ríceach | Chósta Ríceach | Cósta Ríceacha; Chósta Ríceacha² | |
| Vocative | Chósta Rícigh | Cósta Ríceacha | ||
| Genitive | Cósta Rící | Cósta Ríceacha | Cósta Ríceach | |
| Dative | Cósta Ríceach; Chósta Ríceach¹ |
Chósta Ríceach; Chósta Rícigh (archaic) |
Cósta Ríceacha; Chósta Ríceacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Cósta Rící | |||
| Superlative | is Cósta Rící | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Declension
Declension of Cósta Ríceach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Cósta Ríceach | Chósta Ríceach | gCósta Ríceach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Cósta Ríceach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Cósta Ríceach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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