taitneamhach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish taitnemach.[2] By surface analysis, taitneamh + -ach.
Adjective edit
taitneamhach (genitive singular masculine taitneamhaigh, genitive singular feminine taitneamhaí, plural taitneamhacha, comparative taitneamhaí)
- pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, enjoyable, delightful
- likable, congenial, endearing
- appealing, taking (alluring, attractive)
- bright, resplendent
- Synonym: geal
Declension edit
Declension of taitneamhach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | taitneamhach | thaitneamhach | taitneamhacha; thaitneamhacha² | |
| Vocative | thaitneamhaigh | taitneamhacha | ||
| Genitive | taitneamhaí | taitneamhacha | taitneamhach | |
| Dative | taitneamhach; thaitneamhach¹ |
thaitneamhach; thaitneamhaigh (archaic) |
taitneamhacha; thaitneamhacha² | |
| Comparative | níos taitneamhaí | |||
| Superlative | is taitneamhaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| taitneamhach | thaitneamhach | dtaitneamhach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ “taitneamhach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “taitnemach, taithnemach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “taitneaṁaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 713
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taitneamhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN