anásta

Irish

Alternative forms

• anástach

Etymology

From anás (“need, poverty; needy person; clumsy, awkward, person”) +‎ -ta.

Adjective

anásta

1. needy
2. clumsy, awkward

   Synonym: liobarnach

Mutation

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