ansmachtaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From ansmacht (“tyranny”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

ansmachtaí m (genitive singular ansmachtaí, nominative plural ansmachtaithe)

1. tyrant
2. bully

Declension

Declension of ansmachtaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ansmachtaí ansmachtaithe Vocative a ansmachtaí a ansmachtaithe Genitive ansmachtaí ansmachtaithe Dative ansmachtaí ansmachtaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ansmachtaí na hansmachtaithe Genitive an ansmachtaí na n-ansmachtaithe Dative leis an ansmachtaí don ansmachtaí leis na hansmachtaithe

Related terms

• ansmachtaigh (“bully”, verb)
• ansmachtúil (“tyrannical; bullying”, adjective)

Etymology 2

Verb

ansmachtaí

1. present subjunctive of ansmachtaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ansmachtaí	n-ansmachtaí	hansmachtaí	t-ansmachtaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ansmachtaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN