aidhmeannach

Irish

Etymology

From aidhmeanna (“aims, purposes”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

aidhmeannach (genitive singular masculine aidhmeannaigh, genitive singular feminine aidhmeannaí, plural aidhmeannacha, comparative aidhmeannaí)

1. designing; ambitious
2. flighty

Declension

Declension of aidhmeannach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	aidhmeannach	aidhmeannach	aidhmeannacha
vocative	aidhmeannaigh		aidhmeannacha
genitive		aidhmeannaí	aidhmeannacha	aidhmeannach
dative	aidhmeannach	aidhmeannach; aidhmeannaigh (archaic)	aidhmeannacha
Comparative	níos aidhmeannaí
Superlative	is aidhmeannaí

Synonyms

• aidhmiúil
• (flighty): aerach

Mutation

Mutated forms of aidhmeannach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aidhmeannach	n-aidhmeannach	haidhmeannach	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) “aidhmeannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN