arsanach
Irish
Etymology
From arsanaic (“arsenic”) + -ach (“adjectival suffix”).
Adjective
arsanach (genitive singular masculine arsanaigh, genitive singular feminine arsanaí, plural arsanacha, comparative arsanaí)
- arsenical
Declension
Declension of arsanach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | arsanach | arsanach | arsanacha | |
Vocative | arsanaigh | arsanacha | ||
Genitive | arsanaí | arsanacha | arsanach | |
Dative | arsanach | arsanach; arsanaigh (archaic) | arsanacha | |
Comparative | níos arsanaí | |||
Superlative | is arsanaí |
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
arsanach | n-arsanach | harsanach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “arsanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “arsanach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.