aisbhreathnaitheach
Irish
Etymology
From aisbhreathnaigh (“look back”, verb) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
aisbhreathnaitheach (genitive singular masculine aisbhreathnaithigh, genitive singular feminine aisbhreathnaithí, plural aisbhreathnaitheacha, not comparable)
- retrospective
- Synonym: iardhearcach
- (grammar) analeptic
Declension
Declension of aisbhreathnaitheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aisbhreathnaitheach | aisbhreathnaitheach | aisbhreathnaitheacha | |
| Vocative | aisbhreathnaithigh | aisbhreathnaitheacha | ||
| Genitive | aisbhreathnaithí | aisbhreathnaitheacha | aisbhreathnaitheach | |
| Dative | aisbhreathnaitheach | aisbhreathnaitheach; aisbhreathnaithigh (archaic) |
aisbhreathnaitheacha | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aisbhreathnaitheach | n-aisbhreathnaitheach | haisbhreathnaitheach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "aisbhreathnaitheach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “aisbhreathnaitheach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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