argóinteach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom argóint (“argument”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editargóinteach (genitive singular masculine argóintigh, genitive singular feminine argóintí, plural argóinteacha, comparative argóintí)
Declension
editDeclension of argóinteach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | argóinteach | argóinteach | argóinteacha | |
Vocative | argóintigh | argóinteacha | ||
Genitive | argóintí | argóinteacha | argóinteach | |
Dative | argóinteach | argóinteach; argóintigh (archaic) |
argóinteacha | |
Comparative | níos argóintí | |||
Superlative | is argóintí |
Related terms
edit- argóinteacht f (“argumentation”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
argóinteach | n-argóinteach | hargóinteach | 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) “argóinteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “argumentative”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024