ainbhreitheach
Irish
Alternative forms
- ainbhreathach
Etymology
From Old Irish ainbrethach (“giving wrong judgement, unjust, injudicious”, adjective), from ainbreith (“wrong or unjust judgement”), from breith (“act of judging, deciding; judgment, legal ruling, interpretation”). Synchronically, ainbhreith (“unjust judgment”) + -ach.
Adjective
ainbhreitheach (genitive singular masculine ainbhreithigh, genitive singular feminine ainbhreithí, plural ainbhreitheacha, comparative ainbhreithí)
Declension
Declension of ainbhreitheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainbhreitheach | ainbhreitheach | ainbhreitheacha | |
| Vocative | ainbhreithigh | ainbhreitheacha | ||
| Genitive | ainbhreithí | ainbhreitheacha | ainbhreitheach | |
| Dative | ainbhreitheach | ainbhreitheach; ainbhreithigh (archaic) |
ainbhreitheacha | |
| Comparative | níos ainbhreithí | |||
| Superlative | is ainbhreithí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainbhreitheach | n-ainbhreitheach | hainbhreitheach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "ainbhreitheach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “ainbrethach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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