amhainseach

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Irish

Etymology

From amhainse (“sharpness; astuteness”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

amhainseach (genitive singular masculine amhainsigh, genitive singular feminine amhainsí, plural amhainseacha, comparative amhainsí) (literary)

  1. sharp
  2. astute

Declension

Declension of amhainseach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative amhainseach amhainseach amhainseacha
vocative amhainsigh amhainseacha
genitive amhainsí amhainseacha amhainseach
dative amhainseach amhainseach;
amhainsigh (archaic) 		amhainseacha
Comparative níos amhainsí
Superlative is amhainsí

Mutation

Mutated forms of amhainseach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
amhainseach n-amhainseach hamhainseach 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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