araíonach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From araí, araíon (“bridle; reins”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]araíonach (genitive singular masculine araíonaigh, genitive singular feminine araíonaí, plural araíonacha, comparative araíonaí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | araíonach | araíonach | araíonacha | |
| vocative | araíonaigh | araíonacha | ||
| genitive | araíonaí | araíonacha | araíonach | |
| dative | araíonach | araíonach; araíonaigh (archaic) |
araíonacha | |
| Comparative | níos araíonaí | |||
| Superlative | is araíonaí | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- dea-araíonach (“well-favoured”, adjective)
- droch-araíonach (“ill-favoured, ugly; ill-humoured, ill-tempered, intolerant”, adjective)
- neamh-araíonach (“unrestrained”, adjective)
Related terms
[edit]- araíonacht f (“restraint”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| araíonach | n-araíonach | haraíonach | 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) “araíonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN