Aindéiseach

Irish

Etymology

From Na hAindéis (“the Andes”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Aindéiseach (genitive singular masculine Aindéisigh, genitive singular feminine Aindéisí, plural Aindéiseacha, not comparable)

1. Andean

Declension

Declension of Aindéiseach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Aindéiseach	Aindéiseach	Aindéiseacha
Vocative	Aindéisigh		Aindéiseacha
Genitive		Aindéisí	Aindéiseacha	Aindéiseach
Dative	Aindéiseach	Aindéiseach; Aindéisigh (archaic)	Aindéiseacha
Comparative	níos Aindéisí
Superlative	is Aindéisí

Noun

Aindéiseach m (genitive singular Aindéisigh, nominative plural Aindéisigh)

1. Andean

Declension

Declension of Aindéiseach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Aindéiseach Aindéisigh Vocative a Aindéisigh a Aindéiseacha Genitive Aindéisigh Aindéiseach Dative Aindéiseach Aindéisigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tAindéiseach na hAindéisigh Genitive an Aindéisigh na nAindéiseach Dative leis an Aindéiseach don Aindéiseach leis na hAindéisigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Aindéiseach	nAindéiseach	hAindéiseach	tAindéiseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Andean”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024