aichre

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aichre; synchronically aichear +‎ -e.

Noun

aichre f (genitive singular aichre)

1. (literary) sharpness, keenness

Declension

Declension of aichre

Fourth declension

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

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an aichre Genitive na haichre Dative leis an aichre don aichre

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

aichre

1. inflection of aichear (“sharp, keen”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aichre	n-aichre	haichre	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) “aichre”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxʲrʲe/

Adjective

aichre

1. genitive singular feminine of aicher

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
aichre (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-aichre
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.