aichre

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aichre. By surface analysis, aichear +‎ -e.

Noun

aichre f (genitive singular aichre)

1. (literary) sharpness, keenness

Declension

Declension of aichre (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative aichre vocative a aichre genitive aichre dative aichre forms with the definite article case singular nominative an aichre genitive na haichre dative leis an aichre don aichre

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

aichre

1. inflection of aichear (“sharp, keen”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of aichre

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

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxʲrʲe/

Adjective

aichre

1. genitive singular feminine of aicher

Mutation

Mutation of aichre

radical	lenition	nasalization
aichre (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-aichre

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