-aí
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ai"
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From earlier -aidhe, originally the Old Irish accusative and vocative plural ending of d-stem nouns. For example Old Irish arae, plural arada.
Alternative forms edit
Suffix edit
-aí
- Ending of the plural of certain nouns.
- beannacht (“blessing, greeting”) + -aí → beannachtaí
- gnólacht (“commercial firm”) + -aí → gnólachtaí
Etymology 2 edit
A merger of two different Old Irish suffixes. One the one hand, from Old Irish -id, from Proto-Celtic *-yatis, an extended variant of Proto-Celtic *-atis. On the other hand, from Old Irish -aige, from Proto-Celtic *sagyos (“seeker”).[1]
Alternative forms edit
Suffix edit
-aí m
Declension edit
Declension of -aí
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Old Irish -ide, variant form of -de used after a syncopated vowel.
Alternative forms edit
- -aidhe, -idhe (superseded)
- -í (slender form)
Suffix edit
-aí
- Added to nouns to form adjectives.