aghloit

Irish

Etymology 1

From synonymous loit. The identity of the prefix is unclear; perhaps a form of aghaidh (“face”).

Verb

aghloit (present analytic aghloiteann, future analytic aghloitfidh, verbal noun aghlot, past participle aghloite)

1. (rare, transitive) deface

Conjugation

conjugation of aghloit (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	aghloitim	aghloiteann tú; aghloitir†	aghloiteann sé, sí	aghloitimid	aghloiteann sibh	aghloiteann siad; aghloitid†	a aghloiteann; a aghloiteas / a n-aghloiteann*	aghloitear
	past	d'aghloit mé; d'aghloiteas / aghloit mé‡; aghloiteas‡	d'aghloit tú; d'aghloitis / aghloit tú; aghloitis‡	d'aghloit sé, sí / aghloit sé, sí‡	d'aghloiteamar; d'aghloit muid / aghloiteamar; aghloit muid‡	d'aghloit sibh; d'aghloiteabhair / aghloit sibh; aghloiteabhair‡	d'aghloit siad; d'aghloiteadar / aghloit siad; aghloiteadar‡	a d'aghloit / ar aghloit*	aghloiteadh; haghloiteadh†
	past habitual	d'aghloitinn / aghloitinn‡; n-aghloitinn‡‡	d'aghloiteá / aghloiteá‡; n-aghloiteᇇ	d'aghloiteadh sé, sí / aghloiteadh sé, sí‡; n-aghloiteadh sé, s퇇	d'aghloitimis; d'aghloiteadh muid / aghloitimis; aghloiteadh muid‡; n-aghloitimis‡‡; n-aghloiteadh muid‡‡	d'aghloiteadh sibh / aghloiteadh sibh‡; n-aghloiteadh sibh‡‡	d'aghloitidís; d'aghloiteadh siad / aghloitidís; aghloiteadh siad‡; n-aghloitidís‡‡; n-aghloiteadh siad‡‡	a d'aghloiteadh / a n-aghloiteadh*	d'aghloití / aghloití‡; n-aghloit퇇
future		aghloitfidh mé; aghloitfead	aghloitfidh tú; aghloitfir†	aghloitfidh sé, sí	aghloitfimid; aghloitfidh muid	aghloitfidh sibh	aghloitfidh siad; aghloitfid†	a aghloitfidh; a aghloitfeas / a n-aghloitfidh*	aghloitfear
conditional		d'aghloitfinn / aghloitfinn‡; n-aghloitfinn‡‡	d'aghloitfeá / aghloitfeá‡; n-aghloitfeᇇ	d'aghloitfeadh sé, sí / aghloitfeadh sé, sí‡; n-aghloitfeadh sé, s퇇	d'aghloitfimis; d'aghloitfeadh muid / aghloitfimis‡; aghloitfeadh muid‡; n-aghloitfimis‡‡; n-aghloitfeadh muid‡‡	d'aghloitfeadh sibh / aghloitfeadh sibh‡; n-aghloitfeadh sibh‡‡	d'aghloitfidís; d'aghloitfeadh siad / aghloitfidís‡; aghloitfeadh siad‡; n-aghloitfidís‡‡; n-aghloitfeadh siad‡‡	a d'aghloitfeadh / a n-aghloitfeadh*	d'aghloitfí / aghloitfí‡; n-aghloitf퇇
subjunctive	present	go n-aghloite mé; go n-aghloitead†	go n-aghloite tú; go n-aghloitir†	go n-aghloite sé, sí	go n-aghloitimid; go n-aghloite muid	go n-aghloite sibh	go n-aghloite siad; go n-aghloitid†	—	go n-aghloitear
	past	dá n-aghloitinn	dá n-aghloiteá	dá n-aghloiteadh sé, sí	dá n-aghloitimis; dá n-aghloiteadh muid	dá n-aghloiteadh sibh	dá n-aghloitidís; dá n-aghloiteadh siad	—	dá n-aghloití
imperative		aghloitim	aghloit	aghloiteadh sé, sí	aghloitimis	aghloitigí; aghloitidh†	aghloitidís	—	aghloitear
verbal noun		aghlot
past participle		aghloite

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Etymology 2

Noun

aghloit m sg

1. vocative/genitive singular of aghlot (“defacement”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aghloit

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aghloit	n-aghloit	haghloit	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) “aghloit”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN