aisbhreathnaitheach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From aisbhreathnaigh (“look back”, verb) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]aisbhreathnaitheach (genitive singular masculine aisbhreathnaithigh, genitive singular feminine aisbhreathnaithí, plural aisbhreathnaitheacha, not comparable)
- retrospective
- Synonym: iardhearcach
- (grammar) analeptic
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | aisbhreathnaitheach | aisbhreathnaitheach | aisbhreathnaitheacha | |
| vocative | aisbhreathnaithigh | aisbhreathnaitheacha | ||
| genitive | aisbhreathnaithí | aisbhreathnaitheacha | aisbhreathnaitheach | |
| dative | aisbhreathnaitheach | aisbhreathnaitheach; aisbhreathnaithigh (archaic) |
aisbhreathnaitheacha | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aisbhreathnaitheach | n-aisbhreathnaitheach | haisbhreathnaitheach | 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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aisbhreathnaitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aisbhreathnaitheach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm