andúileach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom andúil (“craving; addiction”) + -ach.
Noun
editandúileach m (genitive singular andúiligh, nominative plural andúiligh)
Declension
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Derived terms
edit- andúileach drugaí (“drug-addict”)
- andúileach codlaidín (“opium-fiend”)
Mutation
editradical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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andúileach | n-andúileach | handúileach | t-andúileach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “andúileach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “addict”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- “junkie”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025