anásta

Irish

Alternative forms

• anástach

Etymology

From anás (“need, poverty; needy person; clumsy, awkward, person”) +‎ -ta.

Adjective

anásta

1. needy
2. clumsy, awkward

   Synonym: liobarnach

Mutation

Mutated forms of anásta

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