ainbhiosach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ainbhios (“ignorance”) + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ainbhiosach (genitive singular masculine ainbhiosaigh, genitive singular feminine ainbhiosaí, plural ainbhiosacha, comparative ainbhiosaí)
Declension edit
Declension of ainbhiosach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainbhiosach | ainbhiosach | ainbhiosacha | |
| Vocative | ainbhiosaigh | ainbhiosacha | ||
| Genitive | ainbhiosaí | ainbhiosacha | ainbhiosach | |
| Dative | ainbhiosach | ainbhiosach; ainbhiosaigh (archaic) |
ainbhiosacha | |
| Comparative | níos ainbhiosaí | |||
| Superlative | is ainbhiosaí | |||
Related terms edit
- ainbhiosán m (“ignorant person; ignoramus”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainbhiosach | n-ainbhiosach | hainbhiosach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 36
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainbhiosach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN