easnamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish esnam (“want, defect”).

Noun

easnamh m (genitive singular easnaimh, nominative plural easnaimh)

1. deficit, shortcoming, privation, omission, shortfall, defect, deficiency, inadequacy

Declension

Declension of easnamh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative easnamh easnaimh Vocative a easnaimh a easnamha Genitive easnaimh easnamh Dative easnamh easnaimh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-easnamh na heasnaimh Genitive an easnaimh na n-easnamh Dative leis an easnamh don easnamh leis na heasnaimh

Synonyms

• (shortfall): sprioceasnamh, gearrdháileadh, gannchion
• (defect): locht
• (deficiency): easpa
• (inadequacy): neamhleorgacht, neamh-leordhóthain

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
easnamh	n-easnamh	heasnamh	t-easnamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.