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ainianach
ainianach
Irish
Adjective
ainianach (genitive singular masculine ainianaigh, genitive singular feminine ainianaí, plural ainianacha, comparative ainianaí)
Declension
Declension of ainianach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ainianach | ainianach¹ | ainianacha³ | |
Vocative | ainianaigh¹ | ainianach¹ | ainianacha | |
Genitive | ainianaigh¹ | ainianaí (obsolete) ainianaighe |
ainianacha | ainianach |
Dative | ainianach² | ainianach¹ (archaic) ainianaigh¹ |
ainianacha³ | |
Comparative | ainianaí (obsolete) ainianaighe |
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 | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ainianach | n-ainianach | hainianach | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "ainianach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.