aiciseach
Irish
Alternative forms
- acaiseach
Etymology
From aicis (“spite, rancor, venom”) + -ach.
Adjective
aiciseach (genitive singular masculine aicisigh, genitive singular feminine aicisí, plural aiciseacha, comparative aicisí)
- venomous, rancorous, spiteful
Declension
Declension of aiciseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aiciseach | aiciseach | aiciseacha | |
| Vocative | aicisigh | aiciseacha | ||
| Genitive | aicisí | aiciseacha | aiciseach | |
| Dative | aiciseach | aiciseach; aicisigh (archaic) | aiciseacha | |
| Comparative | níos aicisí | |||
| Superlative | is aicisí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aiciseach | n-aiciseach | haiciseach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aiciseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “accaisech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “acaiseaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 3
- Entries containing “aiciseach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.