aiteach
See also: àiteach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
ait (“strange, odd”) + -ach. Essentially a semantic loan from English queer, but suffixed to distinguish it from ait (“strange, odd, peculiar”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
aiteach (genitive singular masculine aitigh, genitive singular feminine aití, plural aiteacha, comparative aití)
Declension edit
Declension of aiteach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | aiteach | aiteach | aiteacha; aiteacha² | |
Vocative | aitigh | aiteacha | ||
Genitive | aití | aiteacha | aiteach | |
Dative | aiteach; aiteach¹ |
aiteach; aitigh (archaic) |
aiteacha; aiteacha² | |
Comparative | níos aití | |||
Superlative | is aití |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aiteach | n-aiteach | haiteach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “aiteach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.