míchaidreamhach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom mí- (negative prefix) + caidreamhach.
Adjective
editmíchaidreamhach (genitive singular masculine míchaidreamhaigh, genitive singular feminine míchaidreamhaí, plural míchaidreamhacha, comparative míchaidreamhaí)
Declension
editDeclension of míchaidreamhach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | míchaidreamhach | mhíchaidreamhach | míchaidreamhacha; mhíchaidreamhacha² | |
Vocative | mhíchaidreamhaigh | míchaidreamhacha | ||
Genitive | míchaidreamhaí | míchaidreamhacha | míchaidreamhach | |
Dative | míchaidreamhach; mhíchaidreamhach¹ |
mhíchaidreamhach; mhíchaidreamhaigh (archaic) |
míchaidreamhacha; mhíchaidreamhacha² | |
Comparative | níos míchaidreamhaí | |||
Superlative | is míchaidreamhaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
editNoun
editmíchaidreamhach m (genitive singular míchaidreamhaigh, nominative plural míchaidreamhaigh)
Declension
editDeclension of míchaidreamhach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
míchaidreamhach | mhíchaidreamhach | 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) “míchaidreamhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “míchaidreamhach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm