caighdeán

Irish

Alternative forms

• caidhdeán

Etymology

From (Munster) dialect

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kəiˈdʲaːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkəidʲɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkəidʲænˠ/

Noun

caighdeán m (genitive singular caighdeáin, nominative plural caighdeáin)

1. standard

Declension

Declension of caighdeán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative caighdeán caighdeáin Vocative a chaighdeáin a chaighdeána Genitive caighdeáin caighdeán Dative caighdeán caighdeáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an caighdeán na caighdeáin Genitive an chaighdeáin na gcaighdeán Dative leis an gcaighdeán don chaighdeán leis na caighdeáin

Derived terms

• caighdeánach (“standard”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caighdeán	chaighdeán	gcaighdeán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.