ainbheacht
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish ainbecht (“uncertain, indefinite”). By surface analysis, ain- (negative prefix) + beacht (“exact, precise”).
Adjective edit
ainbheacht (genitive singular masculine ainbheacht, genitive singular feminine ainbheaichte, plural ainbheachta, comparative ainbheaichte)
Declension edit
Declension of ainbheacht
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainbheacht | ainbheacht | ainbheachta; ainbheachta² | |
| Vocative | ainbheacht | ainbheachta | ||
| Genitive | ainbheaichte | ainbheachta | ainbheacht | |
| Dative | ainbheacht; ainbheacht¹ |
ainbheacht; ainbheacht (archaic) |
ainbheachta; ainbheachta² | |
| Comparative | níos ainbheaichte | |||
| Superlative | is ainbheaichte | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
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Antonyms edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainbheacht | n-ainbheacht | hainbheacht | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainbheacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN