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ainimheach
ainimheach
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
ainimheach (genitive singular masculine ainimhigh, genitive singular feminine ainimhí, plural ainimheacha, comparative ainimhí)
Declension
Declension of ainimheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainimheach | ainimheach¹ | ainimheacha³ | |
| Vocative | ainimhigh¹ | ainimheach¹ | ainimheacha | |
| Genitive | ainimhigh¹ | ainimhí (obsolete) ainimhighe |
ainimheacha | ainimheach |
| Dative | ainimheach² | ainimheach¹ (archaic) ainimhigh¹ |
ainimheacha³ | |
| Comparative | ainimhí (obsolete) ainimhighe |
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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.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainimheach | n-ainimheach | hainimheach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainimheach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.