ainciseach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From aincis (“malignancy; peevishness”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]ainciseach (genitive singular masculine aincisigh, genitive singular feminine aincisí, plural ainciseacha, comparative aincisí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | ainciseach | ainciseach | ainciseacha | |
| vocative | aincisigh | ainciseacha | ||
| genitive | aincisí | ainciseacha | ainciseach | |
| dative | ainciseach | ainciseach; aincisigh (archaic) |
ainciseacha | |
| Comparative | níos aincisí | |||
| Superlative | is aincisí | |||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ainciseach | n-ainciseach | hainciseach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainciseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN