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ainiochtach
ainiochtach
Irish
Adjective
ainiochtach (genitive singular masculine ainiochtaigh, genitive singular feminine ainiochtaí, plural ainiochtacha, comparative ainiochtaí)
Declension
Declension of ainiochtach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainiochtach | ainiochtach¹ | ainiochtacha³ | |
| Vocative | ainiochtaigh¹ | ainiochtach¹ | ainiochtacha | |
| Genitive | ainiochtaigh¹ | ainiochtaí (obsolete) ainiochtaighe |
ainiochtacha | ainiochtach |
| Dative | ainiochtach² | ainiochtach¹ (archaic) ainiochtaigh¹ |
ainiochtacha³ | |
| Comparative | ainiochtaí (obsolete) ainiochtaighe |
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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 |
| ainiochtach | n-ainiochtach | hainiochtach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainiochtach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.