anaisteach
Irish
Etymology
From anaiste + -ach.
Adjective
anaisteach (genitive singular masculine anaistigh, genitive singular feminine anaistí, plural anaisteacha, comparative anaistí)
- prodigal
- Synonyms: caifeach, díobhlásach
Declension
Declension of anaisteach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | anaisteach | anaisteach | anaisteacha | |
Vocative | anaistigh | anaisteacha | ||
Genitive | anaistí | anaisteacha | anaisteach | |
Dative | anaisteach | anaisteach; anaistigh (archaic) | anaisteacha | |
Comparative | níos anaistí | |||
Superlative | is anaistí |
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
anaisteach | n-anaisteach | hanaisteach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "anaisteach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.