Veinéiseach

Irish

Etymology

From Veinéis (“Venice”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /vʲəˈnʲeːʃəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈvʲɛnʲeːʃəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈvʲɛnʲeʃa(x)/

Adjective

Veinéiseach (genitive singular masculine Veinéisigh, genitive singular feminine Veinéisí, plural Veinéiseacha, not comparable)

1. Venetian

Declension

Declension of Veinéiseach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Veinéiseach	Veinéiseach	Veinéiseacha
Vocative	Veinéisigh		Veinéiseacha
Genitive		Veinéisí	Veinéiseacha	Veinéiseach
Dative	Veinéiseach	Veinéiseach; Veinéisigh (archaic)	Veinéiseacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• dallóg Veinéiseach (“Venetian blind”)

Noun

Veinéiseach m (genitive singular Veinéisigh, nominative plural Veinéisigh)

1. Venetian

Declension

Declension of Veinéiseach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Veinéiseach Veinéisigh Vocative a Veinéisigh a Veinéiseacha Genitive Veinéisigh Veinéiseach Dative Veinéiseach Veinéisigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Veinéiseach na Veinéisigh Genitive an Veinéisigh na Veinéiseach Dative leis an Veinéiseach don Veinéiseach leis na Veinéisigh

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Veinéiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Veinéiseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Veinéiseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024