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ainbhreitheach
ainbhreitheach
Irish
Alternative forms
- ainbhreathach
Adjective
ainbhreitheach (genitive singular masculine ainbhreithigh, genitive singular feminine ainbhreithí, plural ainbhreitheacha, comparative ainbhreithí)
- (law, of verdict) perverse
Declension
Declension of ainbhreitheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainbhreitheach | ainbhreitheach¹ | ainbhreitheacha³ | |
| Vocative | ainbhreithigh¹ | ainbhreitheach¹ | ainbhreitheacha | |
| Genitive | ainbhreithigh¹ | ainbhreithí (obsolete) ainbhreithighe |
ainbhreitheacha | ainbhreitheach |
| Dative | ainbhreitheach² | ainbhreitheach¹ (archaic) ainbhreithigh¹ |
ainbhreitheacha³ | |
| Comparative | ainbhreithí (obsolete) ainbhreithighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainbhreitheach | n-ainbhreitheach | hainbhreitheach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainbhreitheach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “ainbrethach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.