nimhneach
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish neimnech.[1] By surface analysis, nimh (“poison”, noun) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]nimhneach (genitive singular masculine nimhnigh, genitive singular feminine nimhní, plural nimhneacha, comparative nimhní)
Declension
[edit]Declension of nimhneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | nimhneach | nimhneach | nimhneacha | |
| Vocative | nimhnigh | nimhneacha | ||
| Genitive | nimhní | nimhneacha | nimhneach | |
| Dative | nimhneach | nimhneach; nimhnigh (archaic) |
nimhneacha | |
| Comparative | níos nimhní | |||
| Superlative | is nimhní | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- nimhneachán m (“over-sensitive, touchy, person”)
- nimhneachas m (“painfulness, soreness; hurtfulness”)
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 neimnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 92
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nimhneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nimhneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “nimhneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024