ainmhianach
Irish
Etymology
From ainmhian (“passion, lust”) + -ach.
Adjective
ainmhianach (genitive singular masculine ainmhianaigh, genitive singular feminine ainmhianaí, plural ainmhianacha, comparative ainmhianaí)
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