aichear

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aicher, from Latin ācer, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaçəɾˠ/

Adjective

aichear (genitive singular masculine aichir, genitive singular feminine aichre, plural aicheara, comparative aichre)

1. (literary) sharp, keen

Declension

Declension of aichear

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	aichear	aichear	aicheara
vocative	aichir		aicheara
genitive		aichre	aicheara	aichear
dative	aichear	aichear; aichir (archaic)	aicheara
Comparative	níos aichre
Superlative	is aichre

Related terms

• aichre f (“sharpness, keenness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aichear

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aichear	n-aichear	haichear	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aichear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN