ainchreidmheach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish ancretmech. By surface analysis, ain- (negative prefix) + creidmheach (“believing”) or ainchreideamh (“unbelief, infidelity”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
ainchreidmheach (genitive singular masculine ainchreidmhigh, genitive singular feminine ainchreidmhí, plural ainchreidmheacha)
- unbelieving
- Synonyms: díchreidmheach, éigreidmheach, neamhchreidmheach
- (nominalized, masculine) unbeliever, infidel
- Synonyms: díchreidmheach, neamhchreidmheach
Declension edit
Declension of ainchreidmheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainchreidmheach | ainchreidmheach | ainchreidmheacha | |
| Vocative | ainchreidmhigh | ainchreidmheacha | ||
| Genitive | ainchreidmhí | ainchreidmheacha | ainchreidmheach | |
| Dative | ainchreidmheach | ainchreidmheach; ainchreidmhigh (archaic) |
ainchreidmheacha | |
| Comparative | níos ainchreidmhí | |||
| Superlative | is ainchreidmhí | |||
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainchreidmheach | n-ainchreidmheach | hainchreidmheach | 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) “ainchreidmheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ainchreidmheach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ainchreidmheach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.