amhainseach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom amhainse (“sharpness; astuteness”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editamhainseach (genitive singular masculine amhainsigh, genitive singular feminine amhainsí, plural amhainseacha, comparative amhainsí) (literary)
Declension
editDeclension of amhainseach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
editIrish mutation | |||
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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