ainmhianach

Irish

Etymology

From ainmhian (“passion, lust”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ainmhianach (genitive singular masculine ainmhianaigh, genitive singular feminine ainmhianaí, plural ainmhianacha, comparative ainmhianaí)

1. passionate, lustful

Declension

Declension of ainmhianach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ainmhianach	ainmhianach	ainmhianacha
Vocative	ainmhianaigh		ainmhianacha
Genitive		ainmhianaí	ainmhianacha	ainmhianach
Dative	ainmhianach	ainmhianach; ainmhianaigh (archaic)	ainmhianacha
Comparative	níos ainmhianaí
Superlative	is ainmhianaí

Mutation

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