amfaiteireach
Irish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμφότερος (amphóteros, “each of two”) (from ἄμφω (ámphō, “both”)) + -ach.
Adjective
amfaiteireach (genitive singular masculine amfaiteirigh, genitive singular feminine amfaiteirí, plural amfaiteireacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of amfaiteireach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | amfaiteireach | amfaiteireach | amfaiteireacha | |
| Vocative | amfaiteirigh | amfaiteireacha | ||
| Genitive | amfaiteirí | amfaiteireacha | amfaiteireach | |
| Dative | amfaiteireach | amfaiteireach; amfaiteirigh (archaic) |
amfaiteireacha | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| amfaiteireach | n-amfaiteireach | hamfaiteireach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "amfaiteireach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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