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ainbhiosach
ainbhiosach
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
ainbhiosach (genitive singular masculine ainbhiosaigh, genitive singular feminine ainbhiosaí, plural ainbhiosacha, comparative ainbhiosaí)
Declension
Declension of ainbhiosach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainbhiosach | ainbhiosach¹ | ainbhiosacha³ | |
| Vocative | ainbhiosaigh¹ | ainbhiosach¹ | ainbhiosacha | |
| Genitive | ainbhiosaigh¹ | ainbhiosaí (obsolete) ainbhiosaighe |
ainbhiosacha | ainbhiosach |
| Dative | ainbhiosach² | ainbhiosach¹ (archaic) ainbhiosaigh¹ |
ainbhiosacha³ | |
| Comparative | ainbhiosaí (obsolete) ainbhiosaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- ainbhiosán m (“ignorant person; ignoramus”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainbhiosach | n-ainbhiosach | hainbhiosach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainbhiosach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.