macnasach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From macnas +‎ -ach.

Adjective

macnasach (genitive singular masculine macnasaigh, genitive singular feminine macnasaí, plural macnasacha, comparative macnasaí)

  1. wanton, lascivious
  2. frisky (sexually aroused)
  3. voluptuous (suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation)
  4. luxurious (very fine and comfortable)
  5. sportive, playful

Declension

Declension of macnasach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative macnasach mhacnasach macnasacha;
mhacnasacha2
vocative mhacnasaigh macnasacha
genitive macnasaí macnasacha macnasach
dative macnasach;
mhacnasach1 		mhacnasach;
mhacnasaigh (archaic) 		macnasacha;
mhacnasacha2
Comparative níos macnasaí
Superlative is macnasaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
macnasach mhacnasach not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ “macnasach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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