aiteas
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ait (“pleasant, likeable; fine, excellent; comical; queer”) + -as (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun[edit]
aiteas m (genitive singular aitis)
- pleasantness, fun
- queerness
- feeling of apprehension; queer sensation
Declension[edit]
Declension of aiteas
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms[edit]
- (queerness): aisteachas m, aistiúlacht f, aiteacht f, greannmhaireacht f, suaithníocht f
Derived terms[edit]
- aiteasach (“pleasant, joyful”, adjective)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aiteas | n-aiteas | haiteas | t-aiteas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- “aiteas” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “aittes”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “aiteas” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 21.
- "aiteas" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.