ainmneach

Irish

Etymology

From ainmnigh (“name”, verb) (from Old Irish ainmmnid) + -ach, a calque of Latin nōminātīvus (“nominative”).

Adjective

ainmneach (genitive singular masculine ainmnigh, genitive singular feminine ainmní, plural ainmneacha, not comparable)

  1. (grammar) nominative
  2. Synonym of ainmniúil (“nominal; noted, well-known”)

Declension
Declension of ainmneach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative ainmneach ainmneach ainmneacha
Vocative ainmnigh ainmneacha
Genitive ainmní ainmneacha ainmneach
Dative ainmneach ainmneach;
ainmnigh (archaic)		 ainmneacha
Comparative níos ainmní
Superlative is ainmní

Derived terms

Noun

ainmneach m (genitive singular ainmnigh, nominative plural ainmnigh)

  1. (grammar) nominative (case)

Declension
Declension of ainmneach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ainmneach ainmnigh
Vocative a ainmnigh a ainmneacha
Genitive ainmnigh ainmneach
Dative ainmneach ainmnigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-ainmneach na hainmnigh
Genitive an ainmnigh na n-ainmneach
Dative leis an ainmneach

don ainmneach

 leis na hainmnigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ainmneach n-ainmneach hainmneach t-ainmneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From ainm (“name”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ainmneach

  1. (grammar) nominative

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ainmneachn-ainmneachh-ainmneacht-ainmneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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