anaemach

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainéimeach

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

anaemach (genitive singular masculine anaemaigh, genitive singular feminine anaemaí, plural anaemacha, comparative anaemaí)

1. anaemic

Declension

Declension of anaemach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	anaemach	anaemach	anaemacha
Vocative	anaemaigh		anaemacha
Genitive		anaemaí	anaemacha	anaemach
Dative	anaemach	anaemach; anaemaigh (archaic)	anaemacha
Comparative	níos anaemaí
Superlative	is anaemaí

Synonyms

• neamhfholach

Related terms

• ainéime f, anaemacht f, neamhfholacht f (“anaemia”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
anaemach	n-anaemach	hanaemach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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