ciotach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cittach from Proto-Celtic *(s)kīttos + -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /cəˈt̪ˠax/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪt̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪt̪ˠa(h)/

Adjective

ciotach (genitive singular masculine ciotaigh, genitive singular feminine ciotaí, plural ciotacha, comparative ciotaí)

1. left-handed

   Synonym: ciotógach

2. awkward, clumsy
3. difficult, inconvenient

Declension

Declension of ciotach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ciotach	chiotach	ciotacha; chiotacha²
Vocative	chiotaigh		ciotacha
Genitive		ciotaí	ciotacha	ciotach
Dative	ciotach; chiotach¹	chiotach; chiotaigh (archaic)	ciotacha; chiotacha²
Comparative	níos ciotaí
Superlative	is ciotaí

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

• ciotóg
• ciotrúnta

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciotach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕɔ.tax/
• Rhymes: -ɔtax
• Syllabification: cio‧tach

Noun

ciotach f

1. locative plural of ciota