aistiogmatach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ai- (negative prefix) + stem of Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “mark, point”) (compare stiogma (“stigma”)) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]aistiogmatach (genitive singular masculine aistiogmataigh, genitive singular feminine aistiogmataí, plural aistiogmatacha, comparative aistiogmataí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | aistiogmatach | aistiogmatach | aistiogmatacha | |
| vocative | aistiogmataigh | aistiogmatacha | ||
| genitive | aistiogmataí | aistiogmatacha | aistiogmatach | |
| dative | aistiogmatach | aistiogmatach; aistiogmataigh (archaic) |
aistiogmatacha | |
| Comparative | níos aistiogmataí | |||
| Superlative | is aistiogmataí | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- anaistiogmatach (“anastigmatic”, adjective)
Related terms
[edit]- aistiogmatacht f (“astigmatism”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aistiogmatach | n-aistiogmatach | haistiogmatach | 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) “aistiogmatach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN