easnamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish esnam (“want, defect”).

Noun

easnamh m (genitive singular easnaimh, nominative plural easnaimh)

1. deficit, shortcoming, privation, omission, shortfall, defect, deficiency, inadequacy

Declension

Declension of easnamh (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative easnamh easnaimh vocative a easnaimh a easnamha genitive easnaimh easnamh dative easnamh easnaimh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-easnamh na heasnaimh genitive an easnaimh na n-easnamh dative leis an easnamh don easnamh leis na heasnaimh

Synonyms

• (shortfall): sprioceasnamh, gearrdháileadh, gannchion
• (defect): locht
• (deficiency): easpa
• (inadequacy): neamhleorgacht, neamh-leordhóthain

Mutation

Mutated forms of easnamh

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
easnamh	n-easnamh	heasnamh	t-easnamh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.