anailgéiseach

anailgéiseach

Irish

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἄλγησις (álgēsis, “sense of pain”) (from ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”)) + -ach.

Adjective

anailgéiseach (genitive singular masculine anailgéisigh, genitive singular feminine anailgéisí, plural anailgéiseacha, comparative anailgéisí)

1. analgesic, anodyne

   Synonym: pianmhúchach

Declension

Declension of anailgéiseach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	anailgéiseach	anailgéiseach	anailgéiseacha
Vocative	anailgéisigh		anailgéiseacha
Genitive		anailgéisí	anailgéiseacha	anailgéiseach
Dative	anailgéiseach	anailgéiseach; anailgéisigh (archaic)	anailgéiseacha
Comparative	níos anailgéisí
Superlative	is anailgéisí

Noun

anailgéiseach m (genitive singular anailgéisigh, nominative plural anailgéisigh)

1. analgesic, anodyne

   Synonyms: pianmhaolaí, pianmhúchán

Declension

Declension of anailgéiseach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative anailgéiseach anailgéisigh Vocative a anailgéisigh a anailgéiseacha Genitive anailgéisigh anailgéiseach Dative anailgéiseach anailgéisigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-anailgéiseach na hanailgéisigh Genitive an anailgéisigh na n-anailgéiseach Dative leis an anailgéiseach don anailgéiseach leis na hanailgéisigh

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “anailgéiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “anailgéiseach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “anailgéiseach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.