aispeist

Irish

Etymology

From Latin asbestos, itself from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + σβέννυμι (sbénnumi, “I quench, quell”).

Noun

aispeist f (genitive singular aispeiste)

1. asbestos

Declension

Declension of aispeist

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative aispeist Vocative a aispeist Genitive aispeiste Dative aispeist

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an aispeist Genitive na haispeiste Dative leis an aispeist don aispeist

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aispeist	n-aispeist	haispeist	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) “aispeist”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN