aigeach

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

aigeach m (genitive singular aigigh, nominative plural aigigh)

1. (nautical) plummet

   Synonyms: luaidhe, luaidhe feádóireachta

Declension

Declension of aigeach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative aigeach aigigh Vocative a aigigh a aigeacha Genitive aigigh aigeach Dative aigeach aigigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aigeach na haigigh Genitive an aigigh na n-aigeach Dative leis an aigeach don aigeach leis na haigigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aigeach	n-aigeach	haigeach	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), “aigeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “aigeach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.