áirithe

See also: airithe

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish áirithe (“certain, sure; special, particular; assurance, certainty, safe course; fate, destiny”).

Alternative forms

• áirid

Adjective

áirithe

1. certain
2. some
3. particular, special

Derived terms

• go háirithe (“especially, in particular”)

Noun

áirithe f (genitive singular áirithe)

1. certainty, surety
2. certain quantity
3. allotment, portion

Declension

Declension of áirithe

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative áirithe Vocative a áirithe Genitive áirithe Dative áirithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an áirithe Genitive na háirithe Dative leis an áirithe don áirithe

Derived terms

• áirithint
• d’áirithe
• in áirithe

Etymology 2

Participle

áirithe

1. past participle of áirigh

Noun

áirithe m

1. genitive singular of áireamh (when used as a verbal noun)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
áirithe	n-áirithe	háirithe	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áirithe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “áirithe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language