clasaic

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English classic, from French classique, from Latin classicus (“relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”), from classis.

Noun

clasaic f (genitive singular clasaice, nominative plural clasaicí)

  1. (literature, etc.) classic

Declension
Declension of clasaic

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative clasaic clasaicí
Vocative a chlasaic a chlasaicí
Genitive clasaice clasaicí
Dative clasaic clasaicí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chlasaic na clasaicí
Genitive na clasaice na gclasaicí
Dative leis an gclasaic

don chlasaic

 leis na clasaicí

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • clasaiceach (“classic, classical”, adjective)
  • clasaiceas (“classicalism”)
  • clasaicíoch (“classicist”)

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

Further reading
  • “classic” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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