ainmfhoclach

Irish

Etymology

ainmfhocal +‎ -ach

Adjective

ainmfhoclach (genitive singular masculine ainmfhoclaigh, genitive singular feminine ainmfhoclaí, plural ainmfhoclacha, not comparable)

  1. (linguistics, grammar) nominal (of or pertaining to a noun), substantival (of or pertaining to a substantive)

Declension

Declension of ainmfhoclach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ainmfhoclach ainmfhoclach ainmfhoclacha
vocative ainmfhoclaigh ainmfhoclacha
genitive ainmfhoclaí ainmfhoclacha ainmfhoclach
dative ainmfhoclach ainmfhoclach;
ainmfhoclaigh (archaic)
ainmfhoclacha
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainmfhoclach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainmfhoclach n-ainmfhoclach hainmfhoclach not applicable

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

Further reading

  • ainmfhoclach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025