ainriocht

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ain- (“bad, unnatural”) +‎ riocht (“form, shape, guise; state, condition, plight; capacity, capability”).

Noun

ainriocht m (genitive singular ainreachta, nominative plural ainriochtaí)

  1. evil state; wretched condition
  2. mistaken appearance

Declension

Declension of ainriocht (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ainriocht ainriochtaí
vocative a ainriocht a ainriochtaí
genitive ainreachta ainriochtaí
dative ainriocht ainriochtaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-ainriocht na hainriochtaí
genitive an ainreachta na n-ainriochtaí
dative leis an ainriocht
don ainriocht 		leis na hainriochtaí

Derived terms

  • ainriochtach (“in a sorry plight; dilapidated”, adjective)
  • ainriochtán m (“sorry-looking creature; miserly person”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainriocht
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainriocht n-ainriocht hainriocht not applicable

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

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