neamhcheart
Irish
Alternative forms
- neamh-cheart, neimhcheart, neimh-cheart
Etymology
From neamh- + ceart
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈnʲaçaɾˠt̪ˠ/
Adjective
neamhcheart (genitive singular masculine neamhchirt, genitive singular feminine neamhchirte, plural neamhchearta, comparative neamhchirte)
- incorrect
- Synonym: mícheart
Declension
Declension of neamhcheart
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | neamhcheart | neamhcheart | neamhchearta; neamhchearta² | |
| Vocative | neamhchirt | neamhchearta | ||
| Genitive | neamhchirte | neamhchearta | neamhcheart | |
| Dative | neamhcheart; neamhcheart¹ | neamhcheart; neamhchirt (archaic) | neamhchearta; neamhchearta² | |
| Comparative | níos neamhchirte | |||
| Superlative | is neamhchirte | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Further reading
- “neamhcheart” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 nem-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “neaṁ-ċeart” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "neamhcheart" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 35