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