aiceann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aiccend, from Latin accentus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈacən̪ˠ/

Noun

aiceann m (genitive singular aicinn, nominative plural aicinn)

1. (phonology) accent, stress

   Synonym: béim

2. (music, typography) accent

Declension

Declension of aiceann (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative aiceann aicinn vocative a aicinn a aiceanna genitive aicinn aiceann dative aiceann aicinn forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-aiceann na haicinn genitive an aicinn na n-aiceann dative leis an aiceann don aiceann leis na haicinn

Derived terms

• aiceannaigh (“accent, accentuate”, verb)

Related terms

• aiceanta (“stressed, accented”, adj)
• aiceantach m (“stressed word”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aiceann

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aiceann	n-aiceann	haiceann	t-aiceann

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) “aiceann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aiceann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aiceann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aiceann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024