ainbheacht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ainbecht (“uncertain, indefinite”). By surface analysis, ain- (negative prefix) +‎ beacht (“exact, precise”).

Adjective

ainbheacht (genitive singular masculine ainbheacht, genitive singular feminine ainbheaichte, plural ainbheachta, comparative ainbheaichte)

  1. inexact, imprecise

Declension

Declension of ainbheacht
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ainbheacht ainbheacht ainbheachta;
ainbheachta2
vocative ainbheacht ainbheachta
genitive ainbheaichte ainbheachta ainbheacht
dative ainbheacht;
ainbheacht1 		ainbheacht;
ainbheacht (archaic) 		ainbheachta;
ainbheachta2
Comparative níos ainbheaichte
Superlative is ainbheaichte

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainbheacht
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainbheacht n-ainbheacht hainbheacht 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

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