ainiontach
Irish
editEtymology
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Adjective
editainiontach (genitive singular masculine ainiontaigh, genitive singular feminine ainiontaí, plural ainiontacha, comparative ainiontaí)
- conceited
- Synonyms: anbharúlach, postúil
Declension
editDeclension of ainiontach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainiontach | ainiontach | ainiontacha | |
| Vocative | ainiontaigh | ainiontacha | ||
| Genitive | ainiontaí | ainiontacha | ainiontach | |
| Dative | ainiontach | ainiontach; ainiontaigh (archaic) |
ainiontacha | |
| Comparative | níos ainiontaí | |||
| Superlative | is ainiontaí | |||
Related terms
edit- ainionadh m (“conceit”)
Mutation
edit| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainiontach | n-ainiontach | hainiontach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainiontach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN