aeróstach

Irish

Etymology

From aer- (“air-”) +‎ óstach (“host, hostess”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /eːɾˠˈoːsˠt̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈeːɾˠˌoːsˠt̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈeːɾˠˌɔːsˠt̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

aeróstach m (genitive singular aeróstaigh, nominative plural aeróstaigh)

1. flight attendant (male or female)

Declension

Declension of aeróstach (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative aeróstach aeróstaigh vocative a aeróstaigh a aeróstacha genitive aeróstaigh aeróstach dative aeróstach aeróstaigh forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an t-aeróstach na haeróstaigh genitive an aeróstaigh na n-aeróstach dative leis an aeróstach don aeróstach leis na haeróstaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of aeróstach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aeróstach	n-aeróstach	haeróstach	t-aeróstach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aeróstach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aeróstach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aeróstach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025