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See also: Athair
Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑhəɾʲ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈæhəɾʲ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /æːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈahæɾʲ/[1] (as if spelled atháir)
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish athair, from Proto-Celtic *ɸatīr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
Noun[edit]
athair m (genitive singular athar, nominative plural aithreacha)
- father (male parent; term of address for a priest; male ancestor more remote than a parent, a progenitor)
- Fuair m’athair bás.
- My father died.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart[1], Marburg: N. G. Elwert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung:
- ḱē n xȳ ə wil tū, ə æhŕ̥?
- Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú, a athair? (conventional orthography)
- How are you, father? [could be addressed to one’s own father or to a priest, as in English]
- ḱē n xȳ ə wil tū, ə æhŕ̥?
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart[2], Marburg: N. G. Elwert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung:
- mə æhŕəxə
- m’aithreacha (conventional orthography)
- my fathers, my ancestors
- mə æhŕəxə
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart[3], Marburg: N. G. Elwert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung:
- nə h-æhŕəxə n̄ȳfe[2]
- nə h-æhŕəxə n̄ȳfe[2]
- ancestor
- sire
Declension[edit]
Declension of athair
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Archaic nominative/vocative plural: aithre
- Archaic genitive plural: aithreach
- Archaic dative plural: aithribh, aithreachaibh
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- "athair" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 athair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “athair” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page aṫair.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 14
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 33
- ^ Corrected by the author on p. 257 to nȳfə
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
athair f (genitive singular athrach)
Declension[edit]
Declension of athair
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- athair thalún (“milfoil, yarrow”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
athair | n-athair | hathair | t-athair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *ɸatīr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
athair m (genitive athar, nominative plural aithir)
Inflection[edit]
Masculine r-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | athair | athairL | aithir |
Vocative | athair | athairL | aithrea |
Accusative | athairN | athairL | aithrea |
Genitive | athar | athar | aithreN, athraeN |
Dative | athairL | aithrib, athraib | aithrib, athraib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
athair | unchanged | n-athair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 athair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish athair, from Proto-Celtic *ɸatīr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
athair m (genitive singular athar, plural athraichean)
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- athair-baistidh (“godfather”)
- athair-cèile (“father-in-law”)
- bràthair-athar (“paternal uncle”)
- piuthar-athar (“paternal aunt”)
- taobh athar (“paternal”)
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
athair | n-athair | h-athair | t-athair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 athair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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