ainfhiosrach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ain- (“very”) + fiosrach (“inquiring, inquisitive”).
Adjective[edit]
ainfhiosrach (genitive singular masculine ainfhiosraigh, genitive singular feminine ainfhiosraí, plural ainfhiosracha, comparative ainfhiosraí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ainfhiosrach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ainfhiosrach | ainfhiosrach | ainfhiosracha | |
Vocative | ainfhiosraigh | ainfhiosracha | ||
Genitive | ainfhiosraí | ainfhiosracha | ainfhiosrach | |
Dative | ainfhiosrach | ainfhiosrach; ainfhiosraigh (archaic) |
ainfhiosracha | |
Comparative | níos ainfhiosraí | |||
Superlative | is ainfhiosraí |
Related terms[edit]
- ainfhiosracht f (“over-curiosity”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ainfhiosrach | n-ainfhiosrach | hainfhiosrach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainfhiosrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ainfhiosrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ainfhiosrach (comparative ainfhiosraiche)
- ignorant
- Synonym: ainfhiosach
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ainfhiosrach | n-ainfhiosrach | h-ainfhiosrach | t-ainfhiosrach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |