cuideachta

Irish

Alternative forms

cuideachtan, cuideachtanas

Etymology

Noun

cuideachta f (genitive singular cuideachta, nominative plural cuideachtaí)

company
1. companionship
  Proverb:
  Is fearr uaigneas maith ná droch-chuideachta. ― It is better to be alone than in bad company.
2. (commerce, law) company
social amusement, fun

Declension

Declension of cuideachta

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cuideachta	cuideachtaí
Vocative	a chuideachta	a chuideachtaí
Genitive	cuideachta	cuideachtaí
Dative	cuideachta	cuideachtaí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an chuideachta	na cuideachtaí
Genitive	na cuideachta	na gcuideachtaí
Dative	leis an gcuideachta don chuideachta	leis na cuideachtaí

Derived terms

bunú cuideachta, maoiniú cuideachta (“flotation”)
cuideachta a dhéanamh do (“entertain, occupy”, verb)
cuideachta airgeadais (“finance company”)
cuideachta árachais (“insurance company”)
cuideachta bhainistíochta (“management company”)
cuideachta chaoch (“shell company”)
cuideachta chomhlachaithe (“associated company”)
cuideachta fóntais (“utility company”)
cuideachtaigh (“bring together, associate”, transitive verb)
cuideachta phoiblí (“public company”)
cuideachta phríobháideach (“private company”)
cuideachta sealbhaíochta (“holding company”)
cuideachta stoic (“stock company”)
cuideachta theoranta (“limited company”)
cuideachtúil (“companionable, sociable”, adjective)
rúnaí cuideachta (“company secretary”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cuideachta	chuideachta	gcuideachta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"cuideachta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “cuideachta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “cuideachta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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