acmhainneach
Irish
Etymology 1
From acmhainn (“capacity, endurance; means, resources”) + -ach.
Adjective
acmhainneach (genitive singular masculine acmhainnigh, genitive singular feminine acmhainní, plural acmhainneacha, comparative acmhainní)
- strong, able to endure
- substantial, well-to-do
Related terms
- acmhainneacht f (“potential, ability”)
Etymology 2
From acmhainn (“capacity, endurance; means, resources”) + -ach.
Adjective
acmhainneach (genitive singular masculine acmhainnigh, genitive singular feminine acmhainní, plural acmhainneacha, comparative acmhainní)
- Alternative form of acaointeach (“plaintive, doleful”)
Declension
Declension of acmhainneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | acmhainneach | acmhainneach | acmhainneacha | |
Vocative | acmhainnigh | acmhainneacha | ||
Genitive | acmhainní | acmhainneacha | acmhainneach | |
Dative | acmhainneach | acmhainneach; acmhainnigh (archaic) |
acmhainneacha | |
Comparative | níos acmhainní | |||
Superlative | is acmhainní |
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
acmhainneach | n-acmhainneach | hacmhainneach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acmhainneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “acmhainneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “acmhainneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024