aithreach

Irish

Noun

aithreach m pl

1. (archaic) genitive plural of athair (“father”)

Noun

aithreach m (genitive singular aithrigh, nominative plural aithrigh)

1. Alternative form of aithríoch (“penitent”)

Declension

Declension of aithreach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative aithreach aithrigh vocative a aithrigh a aithreacha genitive aithrigh aithreach dative aithreach aithrigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-aithreach na haithrigh genitive an aithrigh na n-aithreach dative leis an aithreach don aithreach leis na haithrigh

Adjective

aithreach (genitive singular masculine aithrigh, genitive singular feminine aithrí, plural aithreacha, comparative aithrí)

1. Alternative form of aithríoch (“penitent”)

Declension

Declension of aithreach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	aithreach	aithreach	aithreacha
vocative	aithrigh		aithreacha
genitive		aithrí	aithreacha	aithreach
dative	aithreach	aithreach; aithrigh (archaic)	aithreacha
Comparative	níos aithrí
Superlative	is aithrí

Mutation

Mutated forms of aithreach

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