aighneasach

Irish

Etymology

aighneas (“argument; talkativeness”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

aighneasach (genitive singular masculine aighneasaigh, genitive singular feminine aighneasaí, plural aighneasacha, comparative aighneasaí)

1. argumentative
2. talkative

Declension

Declension of aighneasach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	aighneasach	aighneasach	aighneasacha
Vocative	aighneasaigh		aighneasacha
Genitive		aighneasaí	aighneasacha	aighneasach
Dative	aighneasach	aighneasach; aighneasaigh (archaic)	aighneasacha
Comparative	níos aighneasaí
Superlative	is aighneasaí

Synonyms

• aighneasúil, aighneastúil

Related terms

• aighneasacht f (“argumentativeness”)
• aighneasóir m, aighneastóir m (“argumentative person”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aighneasach	n-aighneasach	haighneasach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aighneasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN