caidreamhach
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== Irish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
caidreach, caidriúil, coidreach, coidreamhach, coidríoch, cuideartha
caidreamhail, caidreamhuil, caidridheach (superseded)
=== Etymology ===
From Old Irish caidrebach. By surface analysis, caidreamh (“intercourse, intimacy”) + -ach
=== Pronunciation ===
(Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkɞdʲɪɾʲəx/ (corresponding to the from coidreach)
=== Adjective ===
caidreamhach (genitive singular masculine caidreamhaigh, genitive singular feminine caidreamhaí, plural caidreamhacha, comparative caidreamhaí)
sociable, companionable
(nominalized, masculine) sociable person, people person
==== Declension ====
Substantivization:
==== Synonyms ====
(sociable, companionable): comrádach, cuideachtúil
==== Related terms ====
caidreamhacht f (“sociability”)
=== Mutation ===
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “caidreamhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “caidreamhach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“caidreamhach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
== Scottish Gaelic ==
=== Alternative forms ===
caidreabhach
=== Etymology ===
From caidreabh (“fellowship, partnership, companionship”) + -ach (adjectival suffix) (compare caidrebach).
=== Adjective ===
caidreamhach (comparative nas caidreamhaiche, superlative as caidreamhaiche)
friendly, companionable, social
allied
kind, affectionate
=== Noun ===
caidreamhach m (genitive singular caidreamhaich, plural caidreamhaich)
friend, companion
ally
spouse, partner