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ainchríostúil
ainchríostúil
Irish
Adjective
ainchríostúil (genitive singular masculine ainchríostúil, genitive singular feminine ainchríostúla, plural ainchríostúla, comparative ainchríostúla)
Declension
Declension of ainchríostúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainchríostúil | ainchríostúil¹ | ainchríostúla³ | |
| Vocative | ainchríostúil¹ | ainchríostúla | ||
| Genitive | ainchríostúil¹ (archaic) ainchríostúla¹ |
ainchríostúla | ainchríostúla | ainchríostúil |
| Dative | ainchríostúil² | ainchríostúil¹ | ainchríostúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos ainchríostúla | |||
| Superlative | is ainchríostúla | |||
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.
Synonyms
- (unchristian): míchríostúil, neamhchríostúil
- (barbarous): barbartha, danartha
Derived terms
- ainchríostúlacht f (“unchristian behaviour; barbarity”)
Related terms
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainchríostúil | n-ainchríostúil | hainchríostúil | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainchríostúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “ainchrístamail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.