anábhailleach

Irish

Alternative forms

• anámhailleach

Etymology

From an- (negative prefix) +‎ ábhailleach (“playful, mischievous”).

Adjective

anábhailleach (genitive singular masculine anábhailligh, genitive singular feminine anábhaillí, plural anábhailleacha, comparative anábhaillí)

1. lazy, spiritless

Declension

Declension of anábhailleach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	anábhailleach	anábhailleach	anábhailleacha
vocative	anábhailligh		anábhailleacha
genitive		anábhaillí	anábhailleacha	anábhailleach
dative	anábhailleach	anábhailleach; anábhailligh (archaic)	anábhailleacha
Comparative	níos anábhaillí
Superlative	is anábhaillí

Mutation

Mutated forms of anábhailleach

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