anábhailleach
Irish
Alternative forms
- anámhailleach
Etymology
From an- (negative prefix) + ábhailleach (“playful, mischievous”).
Adjective
anábhailleach (genitive singular masculine anábhailligh, genitive singular feminine anábhaillí, plural anábhailleacha, comparative anábhaillí)
- lazy, spiritless
Declension
Declension of anábhailleach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | anábhailleach | anábhailleach | anábhailleacha | |
| Vocative | anábhailligh | anábhailleacha | ||
| Genitive | anábhaillí | anábhailleacha | anábhailleach | |
| Dative | anábhailleach | anábhailleach; anábhailligh (archaic) | anábhailleacha | |
| Comparative | níos anábhaillí | |||
| Superlative | is anábhaillí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| anábhailleach | n-anábhailleach | hanábhailleach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "anábhailleach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.