áiféiseach
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom áiféis (“exaggeration; nonsense; drollery”) + -ach.
Adjective
editáiféiseach (genitive singular masculine áiféisigh, genitive singular feminine áiféisí, plural áiféiseacha, comparative áiféisí)
Declension
editDeclension of áiféiseach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | áiféiseach | áiféiseach | áiféiseacha | |
Vocative | áiféisigh | áiféiseacha | ||
Genitive | áiféisí | áiféiseacha | áiféiseach | |
Dative | áiféiseach | áiféiseach; áiféisigh (archaic) |
áiféiseacha | |
Comparative | níos áiféisí | |||
Superlative | is áiféisí |
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
áiféiseach | n-áiféiseach | háiféiseach | 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) “áiféiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN