neamartach
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]neamartach (genitive singular masculine neamartaigh, genitive singular feminine neamartaí, plural neamartacha, comparative neamartaí)
- (Ulster) neglectful, negligent, careless, lax (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- Synonyms: anaireach, faillitheach, sleamchúiseach, neamhchúramach
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | neamartach | neamartach | neamartacha | |
vocative | neamartaigh | neamartacha | ||
genitive | neamartaí | neamartacha | neamartach | |
dative | neamartach | neamartach; neamartaigh (archaic) |
neamartacha | |
Comparative | níos neamartaí | |||
Superlative | is neamartaí |
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 14
Further reading
[edit]- “neamartach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neamartach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN