achasánaí

achasánaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From achasán (“reproach, insult”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

achasánaí m (genitive singular achasánaí, nominative plural achasánaithe)

1. reproacher, reviler

   Synonym: castóir

Declension

Declension of achasánaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative achasánaí achasánaithe Vocative a achasánaí a achasánaithe Genitive achasánaí achasánaithe Dative achasánaí achasánaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-achasánaí na hachasánaithe Genitive an achasánaí na n-achasánaithe Dative leis an achasánaí don achasánaí leis na hachasánaithe

Adjective

achasánaí

1. genitive singular feminine of achasánach (“reproachful, censorious, taunting”)
2. comparative degree of achasánach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
achasánaí	n-achasánaí	hachasánaí	t-achasánaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "achasánaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.