aindleathach

Irish

Alternative forms

• aindlítheach

Etymology

From ain- (negative prefix) +‎ dleathach (“lawful, legal; valid, genuine; just, proper”). Compare Old Irish aindligthech (“unlawful, unjust”).

Adjective

aindleathach (genitive singular masculine aindleathaigh, genitive singular feminine aindleathaí, plural aindleathacha, comparative aindleathaí)

1. illegal

Declension

Declension of aindleathach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	aindleathach	aindleathach	aindleathacha
vocative	aindleathaigh		aindleathacha
genitive		aindleathaí	aindleathacha	aindleathach
dative	aindleathach	aindleathach; aindleathaigh (archaic)	aindleathacha
Comparative	níos aindleathaí
Superlative	is aindleathaí

Related terms

• aindleathacht f (“illegality”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aindleathach

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