urnaitheach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish airnaigthech (“prayerful, devout”), from airnigde f (“act of praying; prayer”) (compare modern urnaí).
Adjective
urnaitheach (genitive singular masculine urnaithigh, genitive singular feminine urnaithí, plural urnaitheacha, comparative urnaithí)
- prayerful; devout
Declension
Declension of urnaitheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | urnaitheach | urnaitheach | urnaitheacha | |
| Vocative | urnaithigh | urnaitheacha | ||
| Genitive | urnaithí | urnaitheacha | urnaitheach | |
| Dative | urnaitheach | urnaitheach; urnaithigh (archaic) | urnaitheacha | |
| Comparative | níos urnaithí | |||
| Superlative | is urnaithí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| urnaitheach | n-urnaitheach | hurnaitheach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “airnaigthech”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
Further reading
- "urnaitheach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “prayerful” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.