ainriochtach

Irish

Alternative forms

• anrachtach

Etymology

From ainriocht (“evil state; wretched condition”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

ainriochtach (genitive singular masculine ainriochtaigh, genitive singular feminine ainriochtaí, plural ainriochtacha, comparative ainriochtaí)

1. in a sorry plight; dilapidated

Declension

Declension of ainriochtach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ainriochtach	ainriochtach	ainriochtacha
vocative	ainriochtaigh		ainriochtacha
genitive		ainriochtaí	ainriochtacha	ainriochtach
dative	ainriochtach	ainriochtach; ainriochtaigh (archaic)	ainriochtacha
Comparative	níos ainriochtaí
Superlative	is ainriochtaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainriochtach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainriochtach	n-ainriochtach	hainriochtach	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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