athnáireach

Irish

Adjective

athnáireach (genitive singular masculine athnáirigh, genitive singular feminine athnáirí, plural athnáireacha, comparative athnáirí)

1. Alternative form of adhnáireach (“shameful; modest”)

Declension

Declension of athnáireach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	athnáireach	athnáireach	athnáireacha
vocative	athnáirigh		athnáireacha
genitive		athnáirí	athnáireacha	athnáireach
dative	athnáireach	athnáireach; athnáirigh (archaic)	athnáireacha
Comparative	níos athnáirí
Superlative	is athnáirí

Mutation

Mutated forms of athnáireach

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