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Irish
Etymology
From andúil (“craving; addiction”) + -ach.
Noun
andúileach m (genitive singular andúiligh, nominative plural andúiligh)
- addict, junkie
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “andúileach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “addict”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “junkie”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024