uireasach
Irish
Etymology
uireasa (“lack, want, absence, deficiency”) + -ach
Adjective
uireasach
Declension
Declension of uireasach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | uireasach | uireasach | uireasacha | |
Vocative | uireasaigh | uireasacha | ||
Genitive | uireasaí | uireasacha | uireasach | |
Dative | uireasach | uireasach; uireasaigh (archaic) |
uireasacha | |
Comparative | níos uireasaí | |||
Superlative | is uireasaí |
Synonyms
- díothach (“wanting, deficient”)
Antonyms
- neamhuireasach (“not needy, wanting nothing, well off”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uireasach | n-uireasach | huireasach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |