aineascair

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainsheascair

Etymology

From ain- (negative prefix) +‎ seascair (“cosy, snug; in comfortable circumstances”).

Adjective

aineascair (genitive singular masculine aineascair, genitive singular feminine aineascaire, plural aineascaire, comparative aineascaire)

1. uncomfortable, unsheltered

Declension

Declension of aineascair

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	aineascair	aineascair	aineascaire
vocative	aineascair		aineascaire
genitive		aineascaire	aineascaire	aineascair
dative	aineascair	aineascair	aineascaire
Comparative	níos aineascaire
Superlative	is aineascaire

Derived terms

• aineascaireacht f (“discomfort”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aineascair

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