ainiochtach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From ainiocht (“cruelty”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
ainiochtach (genitive singular masculine ainiochtaigh, genitive singular feminine ainiochtaí, plural ainiochtacha, comparative ainiochtaí)
Declension edit
Declension of ainiochtach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainiochtach | ainiochtach | ainiochtacha | |
| Vocative | ainiochtaigh | ainiochtacha | ||
| Genitive | ainiochtaí | ainiochtacha | ainiochtach | |
| Dative | ainiochtach | ainiochtach; ainiochtaigh (archaic) |
ainiochtacha | |
| Comparative | níos ainiochtaí | |||
| Superlative | is ainiochtaí | |||
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainiochtach | n-ainiochtach | hainiochtach | 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) “ainiochtach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN