neamhfholach

Irish

Etymology

From neamh- (negative prefix) +‎ fuil, fola (“blood”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

neamhfholach (genitive singular masculine neamhfholaigh, genitive singular feminine neamhfholaí, plural neamhfholacha, comparative neamhfholaí)

1. bloodless, anaemic

Declension

Declension of neamhfholach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	neamhfholach	neamhfholach	neamhfholacha
Vocative	neamhfholaigh		neamhfholacha
Genitive		neamhfholaí	neamhfholacha	neamhfholach
Dative	neamhfholach	neamhfholach; neamhfholaigh (archaic)	neamhfholacha
Comparative	níos neamhfholaí
Superlative	is neamhfholaí

Synonyms

• (anaemic): anaemach

Related terms

• ainéime f, anaemacht f, neamhfholacht f (“anaemia”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neamhfholach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN