aiceanta

Irish

Etymology 1

From aiceann (“stress, accent”) +‎ -ta.

Adjective

aiceanta

1. (phonology) stressed, accented

Derived terms

• aiceantach m (“stressed word”)

Verb

aiceanta

1. past participle of aiceannaigh

Etymology 2

Adjective

aiceanta

1. Alternative form of aigeanta (“natural”)
2. (mathematics) natural

Mutation

Mutated forms of aiceanta

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aiceanta	n-aiceanta	haiceanta	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) “aiceanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aiceanta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aiceanta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025