uireasach
Irish
Etymology
uireasa (“lack, want, absence, deficiency”) + -ach
Adjective
uireasach
Declension
Declension of uireasach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||