ainbheacht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ainbecht (“uncertain, indefinite”). By surface analysis, ain- (negative prefix) +‎ beacht (“exact, precise”).

Adjective

ainbheacht (genitive singular masculine ainbheacht, genitive singular feminine ainbheaichte, plural ainbheachta, comparative ainbheaichte)

1. inexact, imprecise

Declension

Declension of ainbheacht

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ainbheacht	ainbheacht	ainbheachta; ainbheachta²
Vocative	ainbheacht		ainbheachta
Genitive		ainbheaichte	ainbheachta	ainbheacht
Dative	ainbheacht; ainbheacht¹	ainbheacht; ainbheacht (archaic)	ainbheachta; ainbheachta²
Comparative	níos ainbheaichte
Superlative	is ainbheaichte

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

Synonyms

• neamhbheacht

Antonyms

• beacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainbheacht	n-ainbheacht	hainbheacht	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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