taitneamhach

Irish

Alternative forms
  • taithneamhach, taithneamhnach, taithniomhach, taitneamach[1]

Etymology

From Old Irish taitnemach.[2] By surface analysis, taitneamh +‎ -ach.

Adjective

taitneamhach (genitive singular masculine taitneamhaigh, genitive singular feminine taitneamhaí, plural taitneamhacha, comparative taitneamhaí)

  1. pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, enjoyable, delightful
  2. likable, congenial, endearing
  3. appealing, taking (alluring, attractive)
  4. bright, resplendent
    Synonym: geal

Declension
Declension of taitneamhach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative taitneamhach thaitneamhach taitneamhacha;
thaitneamhacha²
Vocative thaitneamhaigh taitneamhacha
Genitive taitneamhaí taitneamhacha taitneamhach
Dative taitneamhach;
thaitneamhach¹		 thaitneamhach;
thaitneamhaigh (archaic)		 taitneamhacha;
thaitneamhacha²
Comparative níos taitneamhaí
Superlative is taitneamhaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
taitneamhach thaitneamhach dtaitneamhach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. “taitneamhach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “taitnemach, taithnemach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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