aice

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aicce f (“nearness, proximity; fosterage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈacɪ/

Noun

aice f (genitive singular aice, nominative plural aicí)

1. nearness, proximity (used only in the phrases listed under Derived terms)
2. habitat, hole (of a lobster or crab)

Declension

Declension of aice

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative aice aicí Vocative a aice a aicí Genitive aice aicí Dative aice aicí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an aice na haicí Genitive na haice na n-aicí Dative leis an aice don aice leis na haicí

Synonyms

• cóngar
• fogas (rare)
• gar

Derived terms

• as aice
• in aice
• in aice le

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛcɪ/

Pronoun

aice (emphatic aicese)

1. Alternative form of aici

Mutation

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

References

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aice”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 9
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aice”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aicce”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Romanian

Adverb

aice

1. Alternative form of aici

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish occi. Cognates include Irish aici and Manx eck.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛʰkʲə/
• Hyphenation: ai‧ce

Pronoun

aice

1. third-person singular feminine of aig: at her

   Tha dà nighean aice. ― She has two daughters. (literally, “Two daughters are at her.”)

Inflection

Personal inflection of aig
Number	Person	Simple	Emphatic
Singular	1st	agam	agamsa
	2nd	agad	agadsa
	3rd m	aige	aigesan
	3rd f	aice	aicese
Plural	1st	againn	againne
	2nd	agaibh	agaibhse
	3rd	aca	acasan