ainiontach

Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

ainiontach (genitive singular masculine ainiontaigh, genitive singular feminine ainiontaí, plural ainiontacha, comparative ainiontaí)

1. conceited

   Synonyms: anbharúlach, postúil

Declension

Declension of ainiontach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ainiontach	ainiontach	ainiontacha
Vocative	ainiontaigh		ainiontacha
Genitive		ainiontaí	ainiontacha	ainiontach
Dative	ainiontach	ainiontach; ainiontaigh (archaic)	ainiontacha
Comparative	níos ainiontaí
Superlative	is ainiontaí

Related terms

• ainionadh m (“conceit”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainiontach	n-ainiontach	hainiontach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainiontach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN