ainciseach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From aincis (“malignancy; peevishness”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ainciseach (genitive singular masculine aincisigh, genitive singular feminine aincisí, plural ainciseacha, comparative aincisí)

  1. (pathology, of sore) malignant
  2. peevish (of person)

Declension

Declension of ainciseach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative ainciseach ainciseach ainciseacha
vocative aincisigh ainciseacha
genitive aincisí ainciseacha ainciseach
dative ainciseach ainciseach;
aincisigh (archaic) 		ainciseacha
Comparative níos aincisí
Superlative is aincisí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainciseach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainciseach n-ainciseach hainciseach 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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