ainriocht

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainreacht, anracht

Etymology

From ain- (“bad, unnatural”) +‎ riocht (“form, shape, guise; state, condition, plight; capacity, capability”).

Noun

ainriocht m (genitive singular ainreachta, nominative plural ainriochtaí)

1. evil state; wretched condition
2. mistaken appearance

Declension

Declension of ainriocht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ainriocht ainriochtaí Vocative a ainriocht a ainriochtaí Genitive ainreachta ainriochtaí Dative ainriocht ainriochtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ainriocht na hainriochtaí Genitive an ainreachta na n-ainriochtaí Dative leis an ainriocht don ainriocht leis na hainriochtaí

Derived terms

• ainriochtach (“in a sorry plight; dilapidated”, adjective)
• ainriochtán m (“sorry-looking creature; miserly person”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainriocht	n-ainriocht	hainriocht	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) “ainriocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ainriocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ainriocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024