neamh-altach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From neamh- (negative prefix) + altach (“articulate, jointed”).
Adjective
[edit]neamh-altach (genitive singular masculine neamh-altaigh, genitive singular feminine neamh-altaí, plural neamh-altacha, not comparable)
- (biology) unjointed, inarticulate
- Antonym: altach
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | neamh-altach | neamh-altach | neamh-altacha | |
| vocative | neamh-altaigh | neamh-altacha | ||
| genitive | neamh-altaí | neamh-altacha | neamh-altach | |
| dative | neamh-altach | neamh-altach; neamh-altaigh (archaic) |
neamh-altacha | |
| Comparative | níos neamh-altaí | |||
| Superlative | is neamh-altaí | |||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neamh-altach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “neamh-altach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “neamh-altach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024