neamhdhlisteanach
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From neamh- (negative prefix) + dlisteanach (“lawful, legitimate; loyal, faithful”).
Adjective
[edit]neamhdhlisteanach (genitive singular masculine neamhdhlisteanaigh, genitive singular feminine neamhdhlisteanaí, plural neamhdhlisteanacha, comparative neamhdhlisteanaí)
- unlawful, illegitimate
- born to unmarried parents
- Synonym: tabhartha
- born to unmarried parents
- disloyal, unfaithful
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | neamhdhlisteanach | neamhdhlisteanach | neamhdhlisteanacha | |
vocative | neamhdhlisteanaigh | neamhdhlisteanacha | ||
genitive | neamhdhlisteanaí | neamhdhlisteanacha | neamhdhlisteanach | |
dative | neamhdhlisteanach | neamhdhlisteanach; neamhdhlisteanaigh (archaic) |
neamhdhlisteanacha | |
Comparative | níos neamhdhlisteanaí | |||
Superlative | is neamhdhlisteanaí |
Antonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- neamhdhlisteanacht f (“illegitimacy; unfaithfulness”)
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neamhdhlisteanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN