neamhaistearach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From neamh- (negative prefix) +‎ aistearach (“journeying, roving”) or neamhaistear (“idleness, mischief”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈnʲɑvˠˌɑʃtʲəɾʲəx/[1] (as if spelled neamhaistireach)

Adjective

neamhaistearach (genitive singular masculine neamhaistearaigh, genitive singular feminine neamhaistearaí, plural neamhaistearacha, comparative neamhaistearaí)

  1. unoccupied, idle
  2. mischievous

Declension

Declension of neamhaistearach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative neamhaistearach neamhaistearach neamhaistearacha
vocative neamhaistearaigh neamhaistearacha
genitive neamhaistearaí neamhaistearacha neamhaistearach
dative neamhaistearach neamhaistearach;
neamhaistearaigh (archaic) 		neamhaistearacha
Comparative níos neamhaistearaí
Superlative is neamhaistearaí

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 241, page 121

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