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