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ainiontach
ainiontach
Irish
Adjective
ainiontach (genitive singular masculine ainiontaigh, genitive singular feminine ainiontaí, plural ainiontacha, comparative ainiontaí)
Declension
Declension of ainiontach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainiontach | ainiontach¹ | ainiontacha³ | |
| Vocative | ainiontaigh¹ | ainiontach¹ | ainiontacha | |
| Genitive | ainiontaigh¹ | ainiontaí (obsolete) ainiontaighe |
ainiontacha | ainiontach |
| Dative | ainiontach² | ainiontach¹ (archaic) ainiontaigh¹ |
ainiontacha³ | |
| Comparative | ainiontaí (obsolete) ainiontaighe |
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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
- ainionadh m (“conceit”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainiontach | n-ainiontach | hainiontach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainiontach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.