neamhdhlisteanach
Irish
Etymology
From neamh- (negative prefix) + dlisteanach (“lawful, legitimate; loyal, faithful”).
Adjective
neamhdhlisteanach (genitive singular masculine neamhdhlisteanaigh, genitive singular feminine neamhdhlisteanaí, plural neamhdhlisteanacha, comparative neamhdhlisteanaí)
- unlawful, illegitimate
- born to unmarried parents
- Synonym: tabhartha
- born to unmarried parents
- disloyal, unfaithful
Declension
Declension of neamhdhlisteanach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | neamhdhlisteanach | neamhdhlisteanach | neamhdhlisteanacha | |
| Vocative | neamhdhlisteanaigh | neamhdhlisteanacha | ||
| Genitive | neamhdhlisteanaí | neamhdhlisteanacha | neamhdhlisteanach | |
| Dative | neamhdhlisteanach | neamhdhlisteanach; neamhdhlisteanaigh (archaic) |
neamhdhlisteanacha | |
| Comparative | níos neamhdhlisteanaí | |||
| Superlative | is neamhdhlisteanaí | |||
Antonyms
Related terms
- neamhdhlisteanacht f (“illegitimacy; unfaithfulness”)
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neamhdhlisteanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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