macnasach
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]macnasach (genitive singular masculine macnasaigh, genitive singular feminine macnasaí, plural macnasacha, comparative macnasaí)
- wanton, lascivious
- frisky (sexually aroused)
- voluptuous (suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation)
- luxurious (very fine and comfortable)
- sportive, playful
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | macnasach | mhacnasach | macnasacha; mhacnasacha2 | |
| vocative | mhacnasaigh | macnasacha | ||
| genitive | macnasaí | macnasacha | macnasach | |
| dative | macnasach; mhacnasach1 |
mhacnasach; mhacnasaigh (archaic) |
macnasacha; mhacnasacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos macnasaí | |||
| Superlative | is macnasaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| macnasach | mhacnasach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “macnasach, macnaisech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “macnaiseaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 455
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “macnasaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 455
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “macnasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN