From Old Irish ancretmech. By surface analysis, ain- (negative prefix) + creidmheach (“believing”) or ainchreideamh (“unbelief, infidelity”) + -ach.
ainchreidmheach (genitive singular masculine ainchreidmhigh, genitive singular feminine ainchreidmhí, plural ainchreidmheacha)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | ainchreidmheach | ainchreidmheach | ainchreidmheacha | |
vocative | ainchreidmhigh | ainchreidmheacha | ||
genitive | ainchreidmhí | ainchreidmheacha | ainchreidmheach | |
dative | ainchreidmheach | ainchreidmheach; ainchreidmhigh (archaic) |
ainchreidmheacha | |
Comparative | níos ainchreidmhí | |||
Superlative | is ainchreidmhí |
radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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ainchreidmheach | n-ainchreidmheach | hainchreidmheach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.