neamhaistreach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From neamh- (negative prefix) + aistreach (“journeying, roving; transitive”).
Adjective
[edit]neamhaistreach (genitive singular masculine neamhaistrigh, genitive singular feminine neamhaistrí, plural neamhaistreacha, comparative neamhaistrí)
- sedentary
- Antonym: aistreach
- (grammar) intransitive
- Antonym: aistreach
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | neamhaistreach | neamhaistreach | neamhaistreacha | |
| vocative | neamhaistrigh | neamhaistreacha | ||
| genitive | neamhaistrí | neamhaistreacha | neamhaistreach | |
| dative | neamhaistreach | neamhaistreach; neamhaistrigh (archaic) |
neamhaistreacha | |
| Comparative | níos neamhaistrí | |||
| Superlative | is neamhaistrí | |||
Related terms
[edit]- dé-aistreach (“ambitransitive”, adjective)
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neamh-aistreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “neamhaistreach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “neamhaistreach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024