airp
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin harpyia, from Ancient Greek ἅρπυια (hárpuia, literally “snatcher”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “I snatch, seize”).
Noun
[edit]airp f (genitive singular airpe, nominative plural airpeanna)
- harpy (a fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture)
Declension
[edit]Declension of airp
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 |
airp | n-airp | hairp | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “airp”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN