anróiteach
IrishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
anróiteach (genitive singular masculine anróitigh, genitive singular feminine anróití, plural anróiteacha, comparative anróití)
- severe, inclement
- Synonym: dona
- distressing
- Synonyms: cráite, dochraideach, léanmhar
DeclensionEdit
Declension of anróiteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | anróiteach | anróiteach | anróiteacha | |
| Vocative | anróitigh | anróiteacha | ||
| Genitive | anróití | anróiteacha | anróiteach | |
| Dative | anróiteach | anróiteach; anróitigh (archaic) |
anróiteacha | |
| Comparative | níos anróití | |||
| Superlative | is anróití | |||
Related termsEdit
- anró (“hardship (due to severe weather); wretched condition”)
- anróiteacht (“severity, inclemency (of weather); wretchedness”)
MutationEdit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| anróiteach | n-anróiteach | hanróiteach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further readingEdit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “anróiteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “anróiteach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “anróiteach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.