amhainseach

Irish

Etymology

From amhainse (“sharpness; astuteness”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

amhainseach (genitive singular masculine amhainsigh, genitive singular feminine amhainsí, plural amhainseacha, comparative amhainsí) (literary)

1. sharp
2. astute

Declension

Declension of amhainseach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	amhainseach	amhainseach	amhainseacha
vocative	amhainsigh		amhainseacha
genitive		amhainsí	amhainseacha	amhainseach
dative	amhainseach	amhainseach; amhainsigh (archaic)	amhainseacha
Comparative	níos amhainsí
Superlative	is amhainsí

Mutation

Mutated forms of amhainseach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amhainseach	n-amhainseach	hamhainseach	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhainseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN