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Irish
Etymology
From neamh- + coinneálach (“retentive, tenacious”).
Adjective
neamhchoinneálach (plural neamhchoinneálacha)
- unretentive
- (medicine) incontinent
- Antonym: coinneálach
Declension
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neamhchoinneálach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “neamhchoinneálach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “neamhchoinneálach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024