airceach

See also: Aircéach

Irish

Alternative forms

• airceasach

Etymology

From airc (“greed, voracity; want”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

airceach (genitive singular masculine aircigh, genitive singular feminine aircí, plural airceacha, comparative aircí)

1. voracious
2. needy

Declension

Declension of airceach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	airceach	airceach	airceacha
vocative	aircigh		airceacha
genitive		aircí	airceacha	airceach
dative	airceach	airceach; aircigh (archaic)	airceacha
Comparative	níos aircí
Superlative	is aircí

Derived terms

• airceachán m (“voracious eater”)

Descendants

• → Yola: arkagh

Mutation

Mutated forms of airceach

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