ainriochtach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ainriocht (“evil state; wretched condition”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
ainriochtach (genitive singular masculine ainriochtaigh, genitive singular feminine ainriochtaí, plural ainriochtacha, comparative ainriochtaí)
- in a sorry plight; dilapidated
Declension edit
Declension of ainriochtach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainriochtach | ainriochtach | ainriochtacha | |
| Vocative | ainriochtaigh | ainriochtacha | ||
| Genitive | ainriochtaí | ainriochtacha | ainriochtach | |
| Dative | ainriochtach | ainriochtach; ainriochtaigh (archaic) |
ainriochtacha | |
| Comparative | níos ainriochtaí | |||
| Superlative | is ainriochtaí | |||
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainriochtach | n-ainriochtach | hainriochtach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainriochtach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN