amaideach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From amaid (“fool”) + -ach (adjectival suffix), or else a back-formation from amaideacht (“idiocy”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
amaideach (genitive singular masculine amaidigh, genitive singular feminine amaidí, plural amaideacha, comparative amaidí)
- foolish
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:
- n̄ax aməȷəx tā tū ǵlēstə?
- [Nach amaideach tá tú gléasta?]
- Aren’t you dressed foolishly?
Declension edit
Declension of amaideach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | amaideach | amaideach | amaideacha | |
| Vocative | amaidigh | amaideacha | ||
| Genitive | amaidí | amaideacha | amaideach | |
| Dative | amaideach | amaideach; amaidigh (archaic) |
amaideacha | |
| Comparative | níos amaidí | |||
| Superlative | is amaidí | |||
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| amaideach | n-amaideach | hamaideach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “amaideaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 25
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amaideach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “amaideach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “amaideach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “amaideach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
Probably a back-formation from amaideachd, based on the relation between -achd and -ach.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
amaideach
Synonyms edit
- mì-ghlic (“foolish, unwise, inexperienced, silly”)
- baoghalta (“stupid, wrong-headed”)
- baoth (“foolish, silly, simple, stupid, fatuous, inept”)
- gòrach (“stupid, foolish, idiotic, ridiculous, witless, absurd”)
Related terms edit
- amadan (“fool, loony, idiot”)
- amaideachd (“folly”)
- amaideas (“absurdity, foolishness, silliness, nonsense”)
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| amaideach | n-amaideach | h-amaideach | t-amaideach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||