ailceimiceach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ailceimic (“alchemy”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]ailceimiceach (genitive singular masculine ailceimicigh, genitive singular feminine ailceimicí, plural ailceimiceacha, not comparable)
- hermetic, alchemical (pertaining to alchemy or occult practices)
- Synonym: heirméiteach
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | ailceimiceach | ailceimiceach | ailceimiceacha | |
| vocative | ailceimicigh | ailceimiceacha | ||
| genitive | ailceimicí | ailceimiceacha | ailceimiceach | |
| dative | ailceimiceach | ailceimiceach; ailceimicigh (archaic) |
ailceimiceacha | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ailceimiceach | n-ailceimiceach | hailceimiceach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ailceimiceach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ailceimiceach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ailceimiceach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024