aistí

Irish

Etymology 1

From aiste (“essay”) +‎ -í (suffix used to form agent nouns).

Noun

aistí m (genitive singular aistí, nominative plural aistithe)

1. essayist

   Synonym: scríbhneoir aistí

Declension

Declension of aistí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative aistí aistithe vocative a aistí a aistithe genitive aistí aistithe dative aistí aistithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-aistí na haistithe genitive an aistí na n-aistithe dative leis an aistí don aistí leis na haistithe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

aistí

1. inflection of aisteach (“peculiar, queer; wonderful, surprising; droll”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

aistí f pl

1. plural of aiste (“peculiar quality, peculiarity; way, manner; state, condition; pattern, scheme; composition; literary essay”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aistí

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aistí	n-aistí	haistí	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

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aistí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aistí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

References

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