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aistreánach
aistreánach
Irish
Adjective
aistreánach (genitive singular masculine aistreánaigh, genitive singular feminine aistreánaí, plural aistreánacha, comparative aistreánaí)
- (of place) out of the way, inconvenient, un-get-at-able, difficult to get at; rugged
- (of bird, etc.) migratory
Declension
Declension of aistreánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aistreánach | aistreánach¹ | aistreánacha³ | |
| Vocative | aistreánaigh¹ | aistreánach¹ | aistreánacha | |
| Genitive | aistreánaigh¹ | aistreánaí (obsolete) aistreánaighe |
aistreánacha | aistreánach |
| Dative | aistreánach² | aistreánach¹ (archaic) aistreánaigh¹ |
aistreánacha³ | |
| Comparative | aistreánaí (obsolete) aistreánaighe |
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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
- (migratory): imirceach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aistreánach | n-aistreánach | haistreánach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "aistreánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.