antuisceanach
Irish
Alternative forms
- antuigseach
Etymology
From an- + tuisceanach.
Adjective
antuisceanach (genitive singular masculine antuisceanaigh, genitive singular feminine antuisceanaí, plural antuisceanacha, comparative antuisceanaí)
- inconsiderate
- (~ ar) unsympathetic towards
Declension
Declension of antuisceanach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | antuisceanach | antuisceanach | antuisceanacha | |
| Vocative | antuisceanaigh | antuisceanacha | ||
| Genitive | antuisceanaí | antuisceanacha | antuisceanach | |
| Dative | antuisceanach | antuisceanach; antuisceanaigh (archaic) | antuisceanacha | |
| Comparative | níos antuisceanaí | |||
| Superlative | is antuisceanaí | |||
Related terms
- antuiscint (“lack of understanding, of sympathy”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| antuisceanach | n-antuisceanach | hantuisceanach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "antuisceanach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.