anchúinse

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

an- (“bad, unnatural”) +‎ cúinse (“countenance”)

Pronunciation

Noun

anchúinse m (genitive singular anchúinse, nominative plural anchúinsí)

  1. monster, freak
  2. scoundrel

Declension

Declension of anchúinse (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative anchúinse anchúinsí
vocative a anchúinse a anchúinsí
genitive anchúinse anchúinsí
dative anchúinse anchúinsí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-anchúinse na hanchúinsí
genitive an anchúinse na n-anchúinsí
dative leis an anchúinse
don anchúinse 		leis na hanchúinsí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of anchúinse
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
anchúinse n-anchúinse hanchúinse 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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