neamhaistearach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From neamh- (negative prefix) +‎ aistearach (“journeying, roving”) or neamhaistear (“idleness, mischief”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈnʲɑvˠˌɑʃtʲəɾʲəx/[1] (as if spelled neamhaistireach)

Adjective

neamhaistearach (genitive singular masculine neamhaistearaigh, genitive singular feminine neamhaistearaí, plural neamhaistearacha, comparative neamhaistearaí)

  1. unoccupied, idle
  2. mischievous

Declension

Declension of neamhaistearach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative neamhaistearach neamhaistearach neamhaistearacha
vocative neamhaistearaigh neamhaistearacha
genitive neamhaistearaí neamhaistearacha neamhaistearach
dative neamhaistearach neamhaistearach;
neamhaistearaigh (archaic) 		neamhaistearacha
Comparative níos neamhaistearaí
Superlative is neamhaistearaí

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 241, page 121

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