aimhneartach
Irish
Etymology
From aimhneart (“want of strength, weakness”) + -ach.
Adjective
aimhneartach (genitive singular masculine aimhneartaigh, genitive singular feminine aimhneartaí, plural aimhneartacha, comparative aimhneartaí)
- lacking in strength, weak
Declension
Declension of aimhneartach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | aimhneartach | aimhneartach | aimhneartacha | |
Vocative | aimhneartaigh | aimhneartacha | ||
Genitive | aimhneartaí | aimhneartacha | aimhneartach | |
Dative | aimhneartach | aimhneartach; aimhneartaigh (archaic) | aimhneartacha | |
Comparative | níos aimhneartaí | |||
Superlative | is aimhneartaí |
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aimhneartach | n-aimhneartach | haimhneartach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "aimhneartach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.