atuirseach

Irish

Etymology

From atuirse (“weariness; dejection”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈaˌt̪ˠʊɾˠʃəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaˌt̪ˠʊɾˠʃa(h)/

Adjective

atuirseach (genitive singular masculine atuirsigh, genitive singular feminine atuirsí, plural atuirseacha, comparative atuirsí)

1. weary; dejected

Declension

Declension of atuirseach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	atuirseach	atuirseach	atuirseacha
vocative	atuirsigh		atuirseacha
genitive		atuirsí	atuirseacha	atuirseach
dative	atuirseach	atuirseach; atuirsigh (archaic)	atuirseacha
Comparative	níos atuirsí
Superlative	is atuirsí

Synonyms

• (dejected): ceanníseal

Mutation

Mutated forms of atuirseach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
atuirseach	n-atuirseach	hatuirseach	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) “atuirseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “atuirseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm