atuirseach

Irish

Etymology

From atuirse (“weariness; dejection”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈaˌt̪ˠʊɾˠʃəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaˌt̪ˠʊɾˠʃa(h)/

Adjective

atuirseach (genitive singular masculine atuirsigh, genitive singular feminine atuirsí, plural atuirseacha, comparative atuirsí)

1. weary; dejected

Declension

Declension of atuirseach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	atuirseach	atuirseach	atuirseacha
Vocative	atuirsigh		atuirseacha
Genitive		atuirsí	atuirseacha	atuirseach
Dative	atuirseach	atuirseach; atuirsigh (archaic)	atuirseacha
Comparative	níos atuirsí
Superlative	is atuirsí

Synonyms

• (dejected): ceanníseal

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
atuirseach	n-atuirseach	hatuirseach	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) “atuirseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “atuirseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm