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