uireasach

== Irish == === Alternative forms === uireasbhach (superseded) uireaspach (Munster) === Etymology === From Old Irish airesbach (“needy”). Equivalent to uireasa (“lack, want, absence, deficiency”) +‎ -ach === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪɾʲəsˠəx/ === Adjective === uireasach lacking, wanting; deficient (grammar) defective ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== díothach (“wanting, deficient”) ==== Antonyms ==== neamhuireasach (“not needy, wanting nothing, well off”) === Noun === uireasach m (genitive singular uireasaigh, nominative plural uireasaigh) person in need na boicht agus na huireasaigh ― the poor and the needy ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “uireasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN