aiceifileach
Irish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos, “headless”) (from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”)) + -ach). Compare ceifili- (“cephal(o)-”), from the same Greek root.
Adjective
aiceifileach (genitive singular masculine aiceifiligh, genitive singular feminine aiceifilí, plural aiceifileacha, comparative aiceifilí)
Declension
Declension of aiceifileach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aiceifileach | aiceifileach | aiceifileacha | |
| Vocative | aiceifiligh | aiceifileacha | ||
| Genitive | aiceifilí | aiceifileacha | aiceifileach | |
| Dative | aiceifileach | aiceifileach; aiceifiligh (archaic) |
aiceifileacha | |
| Comparative | níos aiceifilí | |||
| Superlative | is aiceifilí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aiceifileach | n-aiceifileach | haiceifileach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "aiceifileach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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