aigeach

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

aigeach m (genitive singular aigigh, nominative plural aigigh)

1. (nautical) plummet

   Synonyms: luaidhe, luaidhe feádóireachta

Declension

Declension of aigeach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative aigeach aigigh vocative a aigigh a aigeacha genitive aigigh aigeach dative aigeach aigigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-aigeach na haigigh genitive an aigigh na n-aigeach dative leis an aigeach don aigeach leis na haigigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of aigeach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aigeach	n-aigeach	haigeach	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) “aigeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aigeach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm