aiteannach

Irish

Etymology

From aiteann (“furze, gorse, whin”) +‎ -ach, from Old Irish aittenn (“furze, gorse”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈætʲənˠa(x)/

Noun

aiteannach f (genitive singular aiteannaí)

1. (collective) furze, gorse, whins

Declension

Declension of aiteannach

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative aiteannach Vocative a aiteannach Genitive aiteannaí Dative aiteannach aiteannaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an aiteannach Genitive na haiteannaí Dative leis an aiteannach leis an aiteannaigh (archaic, dialectal) don aiteannach don aiteannaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aiteannach	n-aiteannach	haiteannach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aiteannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aittenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 32