aithriseach

Irish

Etymology

From aithris (“narrate, recite”) +‎ -ach.

Noun

aithriseach m (genitive singular aithrisigh, nominative plural aithrisigh)

1. talebearer

Declension

Declension of aithriseach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative aithriseach aithrisigh vocative a aithrisigh a aithriseacha genitive aithrisigh aithriseach dative aithriseach aithrisigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-aithriseach na haithrisigh genitive an aithrisigh na n-aithriseach dative leis an aithriseach don aithriseach leis na haithrisigh

Adjective

aithriseach (genitive singular masculine aithrisigh, genitive singular feminine aithrisí, plural aithriseacha, comparative aithrisí)

1. imitative
2. mocking
3. mimetic

Declension

Declension of aithriseach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	aithriseach	aithriseach	aithriseacha
vocative	aithrisigh		aithriseacha
genitive		aithrisí	aithriseacha	aithriseach
dative	aithriseach	aithriseach; aithrisigh (archaic)	aithriseacha
Comparative	níos aithrisí
Superlative	is aithrisí

Synonyms

• aithrisiúil

Related terms

• aithriseoir m (“reciter; imitator; mimic”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aithriseach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aithriseach	n-aithriseach	haithriseach	t-aithriseach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithrisech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aiṫriseaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 22
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aithriseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN