cipíneach

Irish

Etymology

From cipín +‎ -ach.

Noun

cipíneach m (genitive singular cipínigh, nominative plural cipínigh)

  1. (uncountable) broken sticks, matchwood
  2. (uncountable) commotion, fighting
  3. (countable) stick insect

Declension
Declension of cipíneach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cipíneach cipínigh
Vocative a chipínigh a chipíneacha
Genitive cipínigh cipíneach
Dative cipíneach cipínigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cipíneach na cipínigh
Genitive an chipínigh na gcipíneach
Dative leis an gcipíneach

don chipíneach

 leis na cipínigh

Adjective

cipíneach (genitive singular masculine cipínigh, genitive singular feminine cipíní, plural cipíneacha, comparative cipíní)

  1. woody

Declension
Declension of cipíneach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative cipíneach chipíneach cipíneacha;
chipíneacha²
Vocative chipínigh cipíneacha
Genitive cipíní cipíneacha cipíneach
Dative cipíneach;
chipíneach¹		 chipíneach;
chipínigh (archaic)		 cipíneacha;
chipíneacha²
Comparative níos cipíní
Superlative is cipíní

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

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cipíneach chipíneach gcipíneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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