manaoiseach

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See also: meánaoiseach

Irish

Etymology

From manaois (“(act of) dallying, toying”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

manaoiseach (genitive singular masculine manaoisigh, genitive singular feminine manaoisí, plural manaoiseacha, comparative manaoisí)

  1. dallying, shilly-shallying
  2. balancing (of person)

Declension

Declension of manaoiseach
singular plural (m/f)
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.

Mutation

Mutated forms of manaoiseach
radical lenition eclipsis
manaoiseach mhanaoiseach 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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