ceartchreidmheach

Irish

Etymology

From ceart (“right, correct”) +‎ creideamh (“belief, faith; religion, creed”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

ceartchreidmheach (genitive singular masculine ceartchreidmhigh, genitive singular feminine ceartchreidmhí, plural ceartchreidmheacha, comparative ceartchreidmhí)

  1. (religion) orthodox
    Synonym: ortadocsach
    Antonym: neamh-cheartchreidmheach

Declension

Declension of ceartchreidmheach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ceartchreidmheach cheartchreidmheach ceartchreidmheacha;
cheartchreidmheacha2
vocative cheartchreidmhigh ceartchreidmheacha
genitive ceartchreidmhí ceartchreidmheacha ceartchreidmheach
dative ceartchreidmheach;
cheartchreidmheach1 		cheartchreidmheach;
cheartchreidmhigh (archaic) 		ceartchreidmheacha;
cheartchreidmheacha2
Comparative níos ceartchreidmhí
Superlative is ceartchreidmhí

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

Derived terms

  • Ceartchreidmheach Gréagach, Ceartchreidmheach na Gréige (“Greek Orthodox”, adjective)
  • Giúdachas Ceartchreidmheach (“Orthodox Judaism”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceartchreidmheach
radical lenition eclipsis
ceartchreidmheach cheartchreidmheach gceartchreidmheach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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