aicmeach

Irish

Etymology

aicme (“genus, class”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

aicmeach (genitive singular masculine aicmigh, genitive singular feminine aicmí, plural aicmeacha, comparative aicmí)

1. generic
2. class (attributive)

Declension

Declension of aicmeach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	aicmeach	aicmeach	aicmeacha
vocative	aicmigh		aicmeacha
genitive		aicmí	aicmeacha	aicmeach
dative	aicmeach	aicmeach; aicmigh (archaic)	aicmeacha
Comparative	níos aicmí
Superlative	is aicmí

Derived terms

• cogadh aicmeach (“class war”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aicmeach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aicmeach	n-aicmeach	haicmeach	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aicmeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN