ainmhianach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ainmhian (“passion, lust”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]ainmhianach (genitive singular masculine ainmhianaigh, genitive singular feminine ainmhianaí, plural ainmhianacha, comparative ainmhianaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ainmhianach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainmhianach | ainmhianach | ainmhianacha | |
| Vocative | ainmhianaigh | ainmhianacha | ||
| Genitive | ainmhianaí | ainmhianacha | ainmhianach | |
| Dative | ainmhianach | ainmhianach; ainmhianaigh (archaic) |
ainmhianacha | |
| Comparative | níos ainmhianaí | |||
| Superlative | is ainmhianaí | |||
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainmhianach | n-ainmhianach | hainmhianach | 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) “ainmhianach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN