anuaibhreach
Irish
Etymology
From an- + uaibhreach.
Adjective
anuaibhreach (genitive singular masculine anuaibhrigh, genitive singular feminine anuaibhrí, plural anuaibhreacha, comparative anuaibhrí)
- arrogant, haughty
Declension
Declension of anuaibhreach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | anuaibhreach | anuaibhreach | anuaibhreacha | |
| Vocative | anuaibhrigh | anuaibhreacha | ||
| Genitive | anuaibhrí | anuaibhreacha | anuaibhreach | |
| Dative | anuaibhreach | anuaibhreach; anuaibhrigh (archaic) | anuaibhreacha | |
| Comparative | níos anuaibhrí | |||
| Superlative | is anuaibhrí | |||
Related terms
- anuabhar (“overweening pride”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| anuaibhreach | n-anuaibhreach | hanuaibhreach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "anuaibhreach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.