nimhneach

Irish

Etymology

From nimh (“poison”, noun) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

nimhneach (genitive singular masculine nimhnigh, genitive singular feminine nimhní, plural nimhneacha, comparative nimhní)

1. painful, sore; hurtful
2. (of person) venomous, spiteful; over-sensitive, touchy

Declension

Declension of nimhneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	nimhneach	nimhneach	nimhneacha
Vocative	nimhnigh		nimhneacha
Genitive		nimhní	nimhneacha	nimhneach
Dative	nimhneach	nimhneach; nimhnigh (archaic)	nimhneacha
Comparative	níos nimhní
Superlative	is nimhní

Derived terms

• nimhneachán m (“over-sensitive, touchy, person”)
• nimhneachas m (“painfulness, soreness; hurtfulness”)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nimhneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nimhneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “nimhneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024