macnasach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
macnasach (genitive singular masculine macnasaigh, genitive singular feminine macnasaí, plural macnasacha, comparative macnasaí)
- wanton, lascivious
- frisky (sexually aroused)
- voluptuous (suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation)
- luxurious (very fine and comfortable)
- sportive, playful
Declension edit
Declension of macnasach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | macnasach | mhacnasach | macnasacha; mhacnasacha² | |
| Vocative | mhacnasaigh | macnasacha | ||
| Genitive | macnasaí | macnasacha | macnasach | |
| Dative | macnasach; mhacnasach¹ |
mhacnasach; mhacnasaigh (archaic) |
macnasacha; mhacnasacha² | |
| Comparative | níos macnasaí | |||
| Superlative | is macnasaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| macnasach | mhacnasach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “macnasach, macnaisech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “macnaiseaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 455
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “macnasaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 455
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “macnasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN