Aithneach
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See also: aithneach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Aithin (“Athens”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]Aithneach (genitive singular masculine Aithnigh, genitive singular feminine Aithní, plural Aithneacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Aithneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Aithneach | Aithneach | Aithneacha | |
Vocative | Aithnigh | Aithneacha | ||
Genitive | Aithní | Aithneacha | Aithneach | |
Dative | Aithneach | Aithneach; Aithnigh (archaic) |
Aithneacha | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
Noun
[edit]Aithneach m (genitive singular Aithnigh, nominative plural Aithnigh)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Aithneach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Aithneach | nAithneach | hAithneach | tAithneach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Aithneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “Aithneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024