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ainbhfiosach
ainbhfiosach
Irish
Adjective
ainbhfiosach (genitive singular masculine ainbhfiosaigh, genitive singular feminine ainbhfiosaí, plural ainbhfiosacha, comparative ainbhfiosaí)
- Alternative form of ainbhiosach (“ignorant; stupid”)
Declension
Declension of ainbhfiosach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainbhfiosach | ainbhfiosach¹ | ainbhfiosacha³ | |
| Vocative | ainbhfiosaigh¹ | ainbhfiosach¹ | ainbhfiosacha | |
| Genitive | ainbhfiosaigh¹ | ainbhfiosaí (obsolete) ainbhfiosaighe |
ainbhfiosacha | ainbhfiosach |
| Dative | ainbhfiosach² | ainbhfiosach¹ (archaic) ainbhfiosaigh¹ |
ainbhfiosacha³ | |
| Comparative | ainbhfiosaí (obsolete) ainbhfiosaighe |
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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 |
| ainbhfiosach | n-ainbhfiosach | hainbhfiosach | t-ainbhfiosach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainbhiosach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.