análach
See also: analach
Irish
Etymology 1
From anáil (“breath; air”) + -ach.
Adjective
análach (genitive singular masculine análaigh, genitive singular feminine análaí, plural análacha, comparative análaí)
- airy
- (phonology) aspirated
- Antonym: neamh-análaithe
- (medicine) respiratory
- Synonym: riospráide
Declension
Declension of análach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | análach | análach | análacha | |
| Vocative | análaigh | análacha | ||
| Genitive | análaí | análacha | análach | |
| Dative | análach | análach; análaigh (archaic) | análacha | |
| Comparative | níos análaí | |||
| Superlative | is análaí | |||
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
análach f
- (nonstandard) genitive singular of anáil (“breath; air”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| análach | n-análach | hanálach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Entries containing “análach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “análach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “análach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN