Aibisíneach
Irish
Etymology
From an Aibisín (“Abyssinia”) + -ach.
Adjective
Aibisíneach (genitive singular masculine Aibisínigh, genitive singular feminine Aibisíní, plural Aibisíneacha, not comparable)
- Abyssinian
Declension
Declension of Aibisíneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Aibisíneach | Aibisíneach | Aibisíneacha | |
Vocative | Aibisínigh | Aibisíneacha | ||
Genitive | Aibisíní | Aibisíneacha | Aibisíneach | |
Dative | Aibisíneach | Aibisíneach; Aibisínigh (archaic) | Aibisíneacha | |
Comparative | níos Aibisíní | |||
Superlative | is Aibisíní |
Noun
Aibisíneach m (genitive singular Aibisínigh, nominative plural Aibisínigh)
- Abyssinian
Declension
Declension of Aibisíneach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Aibisíneach | nAibisíneach | hAibisíneach | tAibisíneach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Aibisíneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Aibisíneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.