Uinseannach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Uinseann (“Vincent”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editUinseannach (genitive singular masculine Uinseannaigh, genitive singular feminine Uinseannaí, plural Uinseannacha, not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of Uinseannach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Uinseannach | Uinseannach | Uinseannacha | |
Vocative | Uinseannaigh | Uinseannacha | ||
Genitive | Uinseannaí | Uinseannacha | Uinseannach | |
Dative | Uinseannach | Uinseannach; Uinseannaigh (archaic) |
Uinseannacha | |
Comparative | níos Uinseannaí | |||
Superlative | is Uinseannaí |
Noun
editUinseannach m (genitive singular Uinseannaigh, nominative plural Uinseannaigh)
Declension
editDeclension of Uinseannach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Uinseannach | nUinseannach | hUinseannach | tUinseannach |
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) “Uinseannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Uinseannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm