aistreach

Irish

Alternative forms

• aistearach

Etymology

From aistear (“journey; roundabout way; inconvenience”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

aistreach (genitive singular masculine aistrigh, genitive singular feminine aistrí, plural aistreacha, comparative aistrí)

1. journeying, roving; restless, unsettled (of person)
2. out of the way, inconvenient (of place)

   Synonym: aistreánach

3. (grammar) transitive

   Antonym: neamhaistreach

Declension

Declension of aistreach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	aistreach	aistreach	aistreacha
vocative	aistrigh		aistreacha
genitive		aistrí	aistreacha	aistreach
dative	aistreach	aistreach; aistrigh (archaic)	aistreacha
Comparative	níos aistrí
Superlative	is aistrí

Derived terms

• dé-aistreach (“ambitransitive”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aistreach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aistreach	n-aistreach	haistreach	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) “aistreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aistreach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aistreach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025