ainbhiosach

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainbhfiosach

Etymology

From ainbhios (“ignorance”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ainbhiosach (genitive singular masculine ainbhiosaigh, genitive singular feminine ainbhiosaí, plural ainbhiosacha, comparative ainbhiosaí)

1. ignorant; stupid

Declension

Declension of ainbhiosach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ainbhiosach	ainbhiosach	ainbhiosacha
Vocative	ainbhiosaigh		ainbhiosacha
Genitive		ainbhiosaí	ainbhiosacha	ainbhiosach
Dative	ainbhiosach	ainbhiosach; ainbhiosaigh (archaic)	ainbhiosacha
Comparative	níos ainbhiosaí
Superlative	is ainbhiosaí

Related terms

• ainbhiosán m (“ignorant person; ignoramus”)

Mutation

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