neamhaistearach
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From neamh- (negative prefix) + aistearach (“journeying, roving; restless, unsettled”) or neamhaistear (“want of occupation, inactivity, idleness; thoughtlessness; mischief”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]neamhaistearach (genitive singular masculine neamhaistearaigh, genitive singular feminine neamhaistearaí, plural neamhaistearacha, comparative neamhaistearaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of neamhaistearach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | neamhaistearach | neamhaistearach | neamhaistearacha | |
Vocative | neamhaistearaigh | neamhaistearacha | ||
Genitive | neamhaistearaí | neamhaistearacha | neamhaistearach | |
Dative | neamhaistearach | neamhaistearach; neamhaistearaigh (archaic) |
neamhaistearacha | |
Comparative | níos neamhaistearaí | |||
Superlative | is neamhaistearaí |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neamh-aistearach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “neamhaistearach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm