ainchreidmheach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ancretmech. By surface analysis, ain- (negative prefix) +‎ creidmheach (“believing”) or ainchreideamh (“unbelief, infidelity”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ainchreidmheach (genitive singular masculine ainchreidmhigh, genitive singular feminine ainchreidmhí, plural ainchreidmheacha)

  1. unbelieving
    Synonyms: díchreidmheach, éigreidmheach, neamhchreidmheach
  2. (nominalized, masculine) unbeliever, infidel
    Synonyms: díchreidmheach, neamhchreidmheach

Declension

Declension of ainchreidmheach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ainchreidmheach ainchreidmheach ainchreidmheacha
vocative ainchreidmhigh ainchreidmheacha
genitive ainchreidmhí ainchreidmheacha ainchreidmheach
dative ainchreidmheach ainchreidmheach;
ainchreidmhigh (archaic) 		ainchreidmheacha
Comparative níos ainchreidmhí
Superlative is ainchreidmhí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainchreidmheach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainchreidmheach n-ainchreidmheach hainchreidmheach 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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