aerga

Irish

Alternative forms

• aerdha (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish aerda (“pertaining to the air, aerial, light as air”). By surface analysis, aer +‎ -ga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɾˠɡə/

Adjective

aerga

1. aerial

   peirspictíocht aerga ― aerial perspective

2. ethereal

   Synonym: neamhshaolta

Derived terms

• cábla aerga m (“aerial railway”)
• cáblabhealach aerga m (“aerial cableway”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of aerga

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aerga	n-aerga	haerga	not applicable

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) “aerga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aerga”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aerga”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024