aiteach
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See also: àiteach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ait (“strange, odd”) + -ach. Essentially a semantic loan from English queer, but suffixed to distinguish it from ait (“strange, odd, peculiar”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]aiteach (genitive singular masculine aitigh, genitive singular feminine aití, plural aiteacha, comparative aití)
Declension
[edit]Declension of aiteach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | aiteach | aiteach | aiteacha; aiteacha² | |
Vocative | aitigh | aiteacha | ||
Genitive | aití | aiteacha | aiteach | |
Dative | aiteach; aiteach¹ |
aiteach; aitigh (archaic) |
aiteacha; aiteacha² | |
Comparative | níos aití | |||
Superlative | is aití |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aiteach | n-aiteach | haiteach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- “aiteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024