ainéifeacht

Irish

Etymology

From ain- (“in-, un-, not”, negative prefix) +‎ éifeacht (“efficacy, effect”).

Noun

ainéifeacht f (genitive singular ainéifeachta)

1. inefficacy

Declension

Declension of ainéifeacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ainéifeacht vocative a ainéifeacht genitive ainéifeachta dative ainéifeacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ainéifeacht genitive na hainéifeachta dative leis an ainéifeacht don ainéifeacht

Derived terms

• ainéifeachtach (“ineffective”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainéifeacht

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