achair

Irish

Etymology 1

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Verb

achair (present analytic achrann, future analytic acharfaidh, verbal noun achairt, past participle achartha)

1. (transitive) beseech

Conjugation

conjugation of achair (first conjugation – B)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	achraim	achrann tú; achrair†	achrann sé, sí	achraimid	achrann sibh	achrann siad; achraid†	a achrann; a achras / a n-achrann*; a n-achras*	achairtear
	past	d'achair mé; d'achras / achair mé‡; achras‡	d'achair tú; d'achrais / achair tú‡; achrais‡	d'achair sé, sí / achair sé, sí‡	d'achramar; d'achair muid / achramar‡; achair muid‡	d'achair sibh; d'achrabhair / achair sibh‡; achrabhair‡	d'achair siad; d'achradar / achair siad; achradar‡	a d'achair / ar achair*	achradh; hachradh†
	past habitual	d'achrainn / achrainn‡; n-achrainn‡‡	d'achairteá / achairteá‡; n-achairteᇇ	d'achradh sé, sí / achradh sé, sí‡; n-achradh sé, s퇇	d'achraimis; d'achradh muid / achraimis‡; achradh muid‡; n-achraimis‡‡; n-achradh muid‡‡	d'achradh sibh / achradh sibh‡; n-achradh sibh‡‡	d'achraidís; d'achradh siad / achraidís‡; achradh siad‡; n-achraidís‡‡; n-achradh siad‡‡	a d'achradh / a n-achradh*	d'achairtí / achairtí‡; n-achairt퇇
future		acharfaidh mé; acharfad	acharfaidh tú; acharfair†	acharfaidh sé, sí	acharfaimid; acharfaidh muid	acharfaidh sibh	acharfaidh siad; acharfaid†	a acharfaidh; a acharfas / a n-acharfaidh*; a n-acharfas*	acharfar
conditional		d'acharfainn / acharfainn‡; n-acharfainn‡‡	d'acharfá / acharfá‡; n-acharfᇇ	d'acharfadh sé, sí / acharfadh sé, sí‡; n-acharfadh sé, s퇇	d'acharfaimis; d'acharfadh muid / acharfaimis‡; acharfadh muid‡; n-acharfaimis‡‡; n-acharfadh muid‡‡	d'acharfadh sibh / acharfadh sibh‡; n-acharfadh sibh‡‡	d'acharfaidís; d'acharfadh siad / acharfaidís‡; acharfadh siad‡; n-acharfaidís‡‡; n-acharfadh siad‡‡	a d'acharfadh / a n-acharfadh*	d'acharfaí / acharfaí‡; n-acharfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go n-achra mé; go n-achrad†	go n-achra tú; go n-achrair†	go n-achra sé, sí	go n-achraimid; go n-achra muid	go n-achra sibh	go n-achra siad; go n-achraid†	—	go n-achairtear
	past	dá n-achrainn	dá n-achairteá	dá n-achradh sé, sí	dá n-achraimis; dá n-achradh muid	dá n-achradh sibh	dá n-achraidís; dá n-achradh siad	—	dá n-achairtí
imperative		achraim	achair	achradh sé, sí	achraimis	achraigí; achraidh†	achraidís	—	achairtear
verbal noun		achairt
past participle		achartha

*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Etymology 2

Noun

achair m sg

1. vocative/genitive singular of achar (“distance, journey; extent; area; period of time”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “achair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxərʲ/

Adjective

achair

1. inflection of achar:
   1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
   2. dative/accusative singular feminine
   3. genitive singular neuter
   4. nominative plural masculine

Mutation

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