ainriochtán

ainriochtán

Irish

Alternative forms

• anrachtán

Etymology

From ainriocht (“evil state; wretched condition; mistaken appearance”) +‎ -án.

Noun

ainriochtán m (genitive singular ainriochtáin, nominative plural ainriochtáin)

1. sorry-looking creature
2. miserly person

Declension

Declension of ainriochtán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ainriochtán ainriochtáin Vocative a ainriochtáin a ainriochtána Genitive ainriochtáin ainriochtán Dative ainriochtán ainriochtáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ainriochtán na hainriochtáin Genitive an ainriochtáin na n-ainriochtán Dative leis an ainriochtán don ainriochtán leis na hainriochtáin

Synonyms

• ainriochtaí m

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainriochtán	n-ainriochtán	hainriochtán	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "ainriochtán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.