conspóideach
Irish
Adjective
conspóideach (genitive singular masculine conspóidigh, genitive singular feminine conspóidí, plural conspóideacha, comparative conspóidí)
- (of person) argumentative
- (of matter, issue) contentious, controversial
Declension
Declension of conspóideach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | conspóideach | chonspóideach | conspóideacha; chonspóideacha² | |
| Vocative | chonspóidigh | conspóideacha | ||
| Genitive | conspóidí | conspóideacha | conspóideach | |
| Dative | conspóideach; chonspóideach¹ |
chonspóideach; chonspóidigh (archaic) |
conspóideacha; chonspóideacha² | |
| Comparative | níos conspóidí | |||
| Superlative | is conspóidí | |||
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
- conspóid (“argument, dispute; contention, controversy”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| conspóideach | chonspóideach | gconspóideach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “conspóidech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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