ainchreidmheach

Irish

Etymology

From ain- (negative prefix) +‎ creidmheach (“believing”) or ainchreideamh (“unbelief, infidelity”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ainchreidmheach (genitive singular masculine ainchreidmhigh, genitive singular feminine ainchreidmhí, plural ainchreidmheacha)

1. unbelieving

Declension

Declension of ainchreidmheach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ainchreidmheach	ainchreidmheach	ainchreidmheacha
Vocative	ainchreidmhigh		ainchreidmheacha
Genitive		ainchreidmhí	ainchreidmheacha	ainchreidmheach
Dative	ainchreidmheach	ainchreidmheach; ainchreidmhigh (archaic)	ainchreidmheacha
Comparative	níos ainchreidmhí
Superlative	is ainchreidmhí

Synonyms

• díchreidmheach
• éigreidmheach
• neamhchreidmheach

Noun

ainchreidmheach m (genitive singular ainchreidmhigh, nominative plural ainchreidmhigh)

1. unbeliever, infidel

Declension

Declension of ainchreidmheach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ainchreidmheach ainchreidmhigh Vocative a ainchreidmhigh a ainchreidmheacha Genitive ainchreidmhigh ainchreidmheach Dative ainchreidmheach ainchreidmhigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ainchreidmheach na hainchreidmhigh Genitive an ainchreidmhigh na n-ainchreidmheach Dative leis an ainchreidmheach don ainchreidmheach leis na hainchreidmhigh

Synonyms

• (unbeliever): díchreidmheach, neamhchreidmheach

Mutation

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