ainbhéas

Irish

Etymology

From ain- (“bad, unnatural”) +‎ béas (“habit”).

Noun

ainbhéas m (genitive singular ainbhéasa, nominative plural ainbhéasa)

1. bad habit; vice

Declension

Declension of ainbhéas

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ainbhéas ainbhéasa Vocative a ainbhéas a ainbhéasa Genitive ainbhéasa ainbhéas Dative ainbhéas ainbhéasa

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ainbhéas na hainbhéasa Genitive an ainbhéasa na n-ainbhéas Dative leis an ainbhéas don ainbhéas leis na hainbhéasa

Derived terms

• ainbhéasach (“vicious”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainbhéas	n-ainbhéas	hainbhéas	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) “ainbhéas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN