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amaideach

foolish

AdjectiveC1/ˈɑmˠədʲəx/

"amaideach" means "foolish" in Irish (adjective). Pronounced /ˈɑmˠədʲəx/. Mutation forms: Urú → n-amaideach, Réamhlitir h → hamaideach, Réamhlitir t → t-amaideach.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "amaideach" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formamaideach
Urún-amaideach
Réamhlitir hhamaideach
Réamhlitir tt-amaideach

"amaideach" in context

Rinne sé rud an-amaideach.

He did a very foolish thing.

A1

B'amaideach an mhaise domsa an cheist a chur.

It was foolish of me to ask that question.

B2

Further reading

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