anábhailleach

Irish

Alternative forms

• anámhailleach

Etymology

From an- (negative prefix) +‎ ábhailleach (“playful, mischievous”).

Adjective

anábhailleach (genitive singular masculine anábhailligh, genitive singular feminine anábhaillí, plural anábhailleacha, comparative anábhaillí)

1. lazy, spiritless

Declension

Declension of anábhailleach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	anábhailleach	anábhailleach	anábhailleacha
Vocative	anábhailligh		anábhailleacha
Genitive		anábhaillí	anábhailleacha	anábhailleach
Dative	anábhailleach	anábhailleach; anábhailligh (archaic)	anábhailleacha
Comparative	níos anábhaillí
Superlative	is anábhaillí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
anábhailleach	n-anábhailleach	hanábhailleach	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) “anábhailleach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN