aisiompaitheach
Irish
Etymology
From aisiompaigh (“reverse; invert; retrogress”, verb) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
aisiompaitheach (genitive singular masculine aisiompaithigh, genitive singular feminine aisiompaithí, plural aisiompaitheacha, comparative aisiompaithí)
- retrogressive
Declension
Declension of aisiompaitheach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | aisiompaitheach | aisiompaitheach | aisiompaitheacha | |
Vocative | aisiompaithigh | aisiompaitheacha | ||
Genitive | aisiompaithí | aisiompaitheacha | aisiompaitheach | |
Dative | aisiompaitheach | aisiompaitheach; aisiompaithigh (archaic) | aisiompaitheacha | |
Comparative | níos aisiompaithí | |||
Superlative | is aisiompaithí |
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aisiompaitheach | n-aisiompaitheach | haisiompaitheach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "aisiompaitheach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.