ainspiantacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• annspiantacht

Etymology

From ainspianta (“grotesque; abnormal”, adjective) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

ainspiantacht f (genitive singular ainspiantachta)

1. grotesqueness; abnormality

Declension

Declension of ainspiantacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative ainspiantacht Vocative a ainspiantacht Genitive ainspiantachta Dative ainspiantacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an ainspiantacht Genitive na hainspiantachta Dative leis an ainspiantacht don ainspiantacht

Synonyms

• (grotesqueness): arrachtas
• (abnormality): anchúinseacht, éanormalacht, mínormáltacht, sonraíocht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainspiantacht	n-ainspiantacht	hainspiantacht	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainspiantacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN