From manaois (“(act of) dallying, toying”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
manaoiseach (genitive singular masculine manaoisigh, genitive singular feminine manaoisí, plural manaoiseacha, comparative manaoisí)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | manaoiseach | mhanaoiseach | manaoiseacha; mhanaoiseacha² | |
Vocative | mhanaoisigh | manaoiseacha | ||
Genitive | manaoisí | manaoiseacha | manaoiseach | |
Dative | manaoiseach; mhanaoiseach¹ |
mhanaoiseach; mhanaoisigh (archaic) |
manaoiseacha; mhanaoiseacha² | |
Comparative | níos manaoisí | |||
Superlative | is manaoisí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
manaoiseach | mhanaoiseach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |