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aidhmeannach
aidhmeannach
Irish
Adjective
aidhmeannach (genitive singular masculine aidhmeannaigh, genitive singular feminine aidhmeannaí, plural aidhmeannacha, comparative aidhmeannaí)
Declension
Declension of aidhmeannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aidhmeannach | aidhmeannach¹ | aidhmeannacha³ | |
| Vocative | aidhmeannaigh¹ | aidhmeannach¹ | aidhmeannacha | |
| Genitive | aidhmeannaigh¹ | aidhmeannaí (obsolete) aidhmeannaighe |
aidhmeannacha | aidhmeannach |
| Dative | aidhmeannach² | aidhmeannach¹ (archaic) aidhmeannaigh¹ |
aidhmeannacha³ | |
| Comparative | aidhmeannaí (obsolete) aidhmeannaighe |
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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.
Synonyms
- aidhmiúil
- (flighty): aerach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aidhmeannach | n-aidhmeannach | haidhmeannach | t-aidhmeannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "aidhmeannach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.