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ainriochtach
ainriochtach
Irish
Adjective
ainriochtach (genitive singular masculine ainriochtaigh, genitive singular feminine ainriochtaí, plural ainriochtacha, comparative ainriochtaí)
- in a sorry plight; dilapidated
Declension
Declension of ainriochtach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainriochtach | ainriochtach¹ | ainriochtacha³ | |
| Vocative | ainriochtaigh¹ | ainriochtach¹ | ainriochtacha | |
| Genitive | ainriochtaigh¹ | ainriochtaí (obsolete) ainriochtaighe |
ainriochtacha | ainriochtach |
| Dative | ainriochtach² | ainriochtach¹ (archaic) ainriochtaigh¹ |
ainriochtacha³ | |
| Comparative | ainriochtaí (obsolete) ainriochtaighe |
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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 |
| ainriochtach | n-ainriochtach | hainriochtach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainriochtach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.