ionsaitheach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From ionsaigh (“advance upon, attack; proceed to, approach; set about, attempt; reach, attain; seek out”, verb) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective[edit]
ionsaitheach (genitive singular masculine ionsaithigh, genitive singular feminine ionsaithí, plural ionsaitheacha, comparative ionsaithí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ionsaitheach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ionsaitheach | ionsaitheach | ionsaitheacha | |
Vocative | ionsaithigh | ionsaitheacha | ||
Genitive | ionsaithí | ionsaitheacha | ionsaitheach | |
Dative | ionsaitheach | ionsaitheach; ionsaithigh (archaic) |
ionsaitheacha | |
Comparative | níos ionsaithí | |||
Superlative | is ionsaithí |
Related terms[edit]
- (attacking, aggressive): ionsaitheoir
- (optics): ionsaitheacht
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
ionsaitheach m (genitive singular ionsaithigh, nominative plural ionsaithigh)
- Synonym of ionsaitheoir (“attacker, aggressor”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ionsaitheach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ionsaitheach | n-ionsaitheach | hionsaitheach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ionsaitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN