nimhneach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish neimnech.[1] By surface analysis, nimh (“poison”, noun) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
nimhneach (genitive singular masculine nimhnigh, genitive singular feminine nimhní, plural nimhneacha, comparative nimhní)
Declension
Declension of nimhneach
Derived terms
- nimhneachán m (“over-sensitive, touchy, person”)
- nimhneachas m (“painfulness, soreness; hurtfulness”)
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 neimnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 92
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nimhneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “nimhneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “nimhneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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