ainbheacht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ainbecht (“uncertain, indefinite”). By surface analysis, ain- (negative prefix) +‎ beacht (“exact, precise”).

Adjective

ainbheacht (genitive singular masculine ainbheacht, genitive singular feminine ainbheaichte, plural ainbheachta, comparative ainbheaichte)

1. inexact, imprecise

Declension

Declension of ainbheacht

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ainbheacht	ainbheacht	ainbheachta; ainbheachta2
vocative	ainbheacht		ainbheachta
genitive		ainbheaichte	ainbheachta	ainbheacht
dative	ainbheacht; ainbheacht1	ainbheacht; ainbheacht (archaic)	ainbheachta; ainbheachta2
Comparative	níos ainbheaichte
Superlative	is ainbheaichte

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• neamhbheacht

Antonyms

• beacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainbheacht

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