Uinseannach

Irish

Etymology

From Uinseann (“Vincent”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Uinseannach (genitive singular masculine Uinseannaigh, genitive singular feminine Uinseannaí, plural Uinseannacha, not comparable)

1. (Roman Catholicism) Vincentian

Declension

Declension of Uinseannach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
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

Uinseannach m (genitive singular Uinseannaigh, nominative plural Uinseannaigh)

1. (Roman Catholicism) Vincentian

Declension

Declension of Uinseannach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Uinseannach Uinseannaigh Vocative a Uinseannaigh a Uinseannacha Genitive Uinseannaigh Uinseannach Dative Uinseannach Uinseannaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tUinseannach na hUinseannaigh Genitive an Uinseannaigh na nUinseannach Dative leis an Uinseannach don Uinseannach leis na hUinseannaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Uinseannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Uinseannach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.