aigeantach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]aigeantach (genitive singular masculine aigeantaigh, genitive singular feminine aigeantaí, plural aigeantacha, comparative aigeantaí)
- Alternative form of aigeanta (“natural; spirited, cheerful”)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | aigeantach | aigeantach | aigeantacha | |
| vocative | aigeantaigh | aigeantacha | ||
| genitive | aigeantaí | aigeantacha | aigeantach | |
| dative | aigeantach | aigeantach; aigeantaigh (archaic) |
aigeantacha | |
| Comparative | níos aigeantaí | |||
| Superlative | is aigeantaí | |||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aigeantach | n-aigeantach | haigeantach | 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
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 32
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aigeantach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN