ainciseach
Irish
Alternative forms
- aingceiseach, aingciseach
Etymology
From aincis (“malignancy; peevishness”) + -ach.
Adjective
ainciseach (genitive singular masculine aincisigh, genitive singular feminine aincisí, plural ainciseacha, comparative aincisí)
- (pathology, of sore) malignant
- (of person) peevish
Declension
Declension of ainciseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainciseach | ainciseach | ainciseacha | |
| Vocative | aincisigh | ainciseacha | ||
| Genitive | aincisí | ainciseacha | ainciseach | |
| Dative | ainciseach | ainciseach; aincisigh (archaic) | ainciseacha | |
| Comparative | níos aincisí | |||
| Superlative | is aincisí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainciseach | n-ainciseach | hainciseach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "ainciseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.