Veinéiseach

Irish

Etymology

From Veinéis (“Venice”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /vʲəˈnʲeːʃəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈvʲɛnʲeːʃəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈvʲɛnʲeʃa(x)/

Adjective

Veinéiseach (genitive singular masculine Veinéisigh, genitive singular feminine Veinéisí, plural Veinéiseacha, not comparable)

1. Venetian

Declension

Declension of Veinéiseach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Veinéiseach	Veinéiseach	Veinéiseacha
vocative	Veinéisigh		Veinéiseacha
genitive		Veinéisí	Veinéiseacha	Veinéiseach
dative	Veinéiseach	Veinéiseach; Veinéisigh (archaic)	Veinéiseacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• dallóg Veinéiseach (“Venetian blind”)

Noun

Veinéiseach m (genitive singular Veinéisigh, nominative plural Veinéisigh)

1. Venetian

Declension

Declension of Veinéiseach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Veinéiseach Veinéisigh vocative a Veinéisigh a Veinéiseacha genitive Veinéisigh Veinéiseach dative Veinéiseach Veinéisigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Veinéiseach na Veinéisigh genitive an Veinéisigh na Veinéiseach dative leis an Veinéiseach don Veinéiseach leis na Veinéisigh

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Veinéiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Veinéiseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Veinéiseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024