airitheach

Irish

Etymology

From airithe (past participle of airigh (“perceive, sense”)) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

airitheach (genitive singular masculine airithigh, genitive singular feminine airithí, plural airitheacha, comparative airithí)

1. perceptive
2. Alternative form of aireach (“careful, attentive; vigilant”)

Declension

Declension of airitheach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	airitheach	airitheach	airitheacha
Vocative	airithigh		airitheacha
Genitive		airithí	airitheacha	airitheach
Dative	airitheach	airitheach; airithigh (archaic)	airitheacha
Comparative	níos airithí
Superlative	is airithí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
airitheach	n-airitheach	hairitheach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “airitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN