anchúinseach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From anchúinse (“monster, freak; scoundrel”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

anchúinseach (genitive singular masculine anchúinsigh, genitive singular feminine anchúinsí, plural anchúinseacha, comparative anchúinsí)

  1. monstrous, abnormal
  2. scoundrelly

Declension

Declension of anchúinseach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative anchúinseach anchúinseach anchúinseacha
vocative anchúinsigh anchúinseacha
genitive anchúinsí anchúinseacha anchúinseach
dative anchúinseach anchúinseach;
anchúinsigh (archaic) 		anchúinseacha
Comparative níos anchúinsí
Superlative is anchúinsí

Mutation

Mutated forms of anchúinseach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
anchúinseach n-anchúinseach hanchúinseach 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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