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ainmneach
ainmneach
Irish
Adjective
ainmneach (genitive singular masculine ainmnigh, genitive singular feminine ainmní, plural ainmneacha)
- (grammar) nominative
- Alternative form of ainmniúil (“nominal; noted, well-known”)
Declension
Declension of ainmneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainmneach | ainmneach¹ | ainmneacha³ | |
| Vocative | ainmnigh¹ | ainmneach¹ | ainmneacha | |
| Genitive | ainmnigh¹ | ainmní (obsolete) ainmnighe |
ainmneacha | ainmneach |
| Dative | ainmneach² | ainmneach¹ (archaic) ainmnigh¹ |
ainmneacha³ | |
| Comparative | ainmní (obsolete) ainmnighe |
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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.
Derived terms
- tuiseal ainmneach m (“nominative case”)
Noun
ainmneach m (genitive singular ainmnigh, nominative plural ainmnigh)
- (grammar) nominative (case)
Declension
Declension of ainmneach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainmneach | n-ainmneach | hainmneach | t-ainmneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainmneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Adjective
ainmneach
Derived terms
- tuiseal ainmneach m (“nominative case”)