aigeantach

Irish

Etymology

From aigeanta +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈæɟən̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/[1]

Adjective

aigeantach (genitive singular masculine aigeantaigh, genitive singular feminine aigeantaí, plural aigeantacha, comparative aigeantaí)

  1. alternative form of aigeanta (“natural; spirited, cheerful”)

Declension

Declension of aigeantach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative aigeantach aigeantach aigeantacha
vocative aigeantaigh aigeantacha
genitive aigeantaí aigeantacha aigeantach
dative aigeantach aigeantach;
aigeantaigh (archaic) 		aigeantacha
Comparative níos aigeantaí
Superlative is aigeantaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of aigeantach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aigeantach n-aigeantach haigeantach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 32

Further reading

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