áiféiseach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From áiféis (“exaggeration; nonsense; drollery”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

áiféiseach (genitive singular masculine áiféisigh, genitive singular feminine áiféisí, plural áiféiseacha, comparative áiféisí)

  1. exaggerated
  2. ridiculous
  3. droll

Declension

Declension of áiféiseach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative áiféiseach áiféiseach áiféiseacha
vocative áiféisigh áiféiseacha
genitive áiféisí áiféiseacha áiféiseach
dative áiféiseach áiféiseach;
áiféisigh (archaic) 		áiféiseacha
Comparative níos áiféisí
Superlative is áiféisí

Mutation

Mutated forms of áiféiseach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
áiféiseach n-áiféiseach háiféiseach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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