neamhspleách
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From neamh- (“non-, un-”) + spleách (“dependent, subservient”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]neamhspleách (genitive singular masculine neamhspleách, genitive singular feminine neamhspleáiche, plural neamhspleácha, comparative neamhspleáiche)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | neamhspleách | neamhspleách | neamhspleácha | |
vocative | neamhspleách | neamhspleácha | ||
genitive | neamhspleáiche | neamhspleácha | neamhspleách | |
dative | neamhspleách | neamhspleách | neamhspleácha | |
Comparative | níos neamhspleáiche | |||
Superlative | is neamhspleáiche |
Derived terms
[edit]- Stát Neamhspleách Shamó (“Independent State of Samoa”)
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neamhspleách”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “neamhspleách”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “neamhspleách”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024