nimhneachas

Irish

Alternative forms

• nimhneacht, nimhneadas, nimhneas, nimhní

Etymology

From nimhneach (“over-sensitive, touchy”) +‎ -as.

Noun

nimhneachas m (genitive singular nimhneachais)

1. painfulness, soreness; hurtfulness
2. Alternative form of nimheadas (“venomousness, virulence, spitefulness”)

Declension

Declension of nimhneachas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative nimhneachas Vocative a nimhneachais Genitive nimhneachais Dative nimhneachas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an nimhneachas Genitive an nimhneachais Dative leis an nimhneachas don nimhneachas

Further reading

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