ainmneach

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Irish

Etymology

From ainmnigh (“name”, verb) (from Old Irish ainmmnid) + -ach, a calque of Latin nōminātīvus (“nominative”).

Adjective

ainmneach (genitive singular masculine ainmnigh, genitive singular feminine ainmní, plural ainmneacha, not comparable)

  1. (grammar) nominative
  2. Synonym of ainmniúil (“nominal; noted, well-known”)

Declension

Declension of ainmneach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative ainmneach ainmneach ainmneacha
vocative ainmnigh ainmneacha
genitive ainmní ainmneacha ainmneach
dative ainmneach ainmneach;
ainmnigh (archaic) 		ainmneacha
Comparative níos ainmní
Superlative is ainmní

Derived terms

Noun

ainmneach m (genitive singular ainmnigh, nominative plural ainmnigh)

  1. (grammar) nominative (case)

Declension

Declension of ainmneach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ainmneach ainmnigh
vocative a ainmnigh a ainmneacha
genitive ainmnigh ainmneach
dative ainmneach ainmnigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-ainmneach na hainmnigh
genitive an ainmnigh na n-ainmneach
dative leis an ainmneach
don ainmneach 		leis na hainmnigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainmneach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainmneach n-ainmneach hainmneach t-ainmneach

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From ainm (“name”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ainmneach

  1. (grammar) nominative

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of ainmneach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainmneach n-ainmneach h-ainmneach t-ainmneach

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

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