airgead

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Contents 1 Irish 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Declension 1.3.2 Mutation 2 Scottish Gaelic 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun

[edit] Irish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish argat (“‘silver’”) < Proto-Celtic *arganto- (cf. Welsh arian) < Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- "to shine" (cf. Latin argentum (“‘silver’”))

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaɾʲəɟəd̪ˠ/

[edit] Noun

airgead m.

1. money
2. silver

[edit] Declension

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative airgead airgid Vocative a airgid a airgeada Genitive airgid airgead Dative airgead airgid

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-airgead na hairgid Genitive an airgid na n-airgead Dative leis an airgead don airgead leis na hairgid

[edit] Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h prefix	with t- prefix
airgead	n-airgead	hairgead	t-airgead
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Alternative spellings

• airgiod

[edit] Etymology

Old Irish arget "silver" < Proto-Celtic *argnto- (cf. Welsh arian) < Proto-Indo-European *h₂erg- "to shine" (cf. Latin argentum "silver")

[edit] Noun

airgead m.

1. money
2. silver