ainbhéas

Irish

Etymology

From ain- (“bad, unnatural”) +‎ béas (“habit”).

Noun

ainbhéas m (genitive singular ainbhéasa, nominative plural ainbhéasa)

1. bad habit; vice

Declension

Declension of ainbhéas (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ainbhéas ainbhéasa vocative a ainbhéas a ainbhéasa genitive ainbhéasa ainbhéas dative ainbhéas ainbhéasa forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-ainbhéas na hainbhéasa genitive an ainbhéasa na n-ainbhéas dative leis an ainbhéas don ainbhéas leis na hainbhéasa

Derived terms

• ainbhéasach (“vicious”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainbhéas

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainbhéas	n-ainbhéas	hainbhéas	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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