aighneasach
Irish
Etymology
aighneas (“argument; talkativeness”) + -ach
Adjective
aighneasach (genitive singular masculine aighneasaigh, genitive singular feminine aighneasaí, plural aighneasacha, comparative aighneasaí)
- argumentative
- talkative
Declension
Declension of aighneasach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aighneasach | aighneasach | aighneasacha | |
| Vocative | aighneasaigh | aighneasacha | ||
| Genitive | aighneasaí | aighneasacha | aighneasach | |
| Dative | aighneasach | aighneasach; aighneasaigh (archaic) | aighneasacha | |
| Comparative | níos aighneasaí | |||
| Superlative | is aighneasaí | |||
Synonyms
- aighneasúil, aighneastúil
Related terms
- aighneasacht f (“argumentativeness”)
- aighneasóir m, aighneastóir m (“argumentative person”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aighneasach | n-aighneasach | haighneasach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "aighneasach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.