aeróstach

Irish

Etymology

From aer- (“air-”) +‎ óstach (“host, hostess”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /eːɾˠˈoːsˠt̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈeːɾˠˌoːsˠt̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈeːɾˠˌɔːsˠt̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

aeróstach m (genitive singular aeróstaigh, nominative plural aeróstaigh)

1. flight attendant (male or female)

Declension

Declension of aeróstach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative aeróstach aeróstaigh Vocative a aeróstaigh a aeróstacha Genitive aeróstaigh aeróstach Dative aeróstach aeróstaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aeróstach na haeróstaigh Genitive an aeróstaigh na n-aeróstach Dative leis an aeróstach don aeróstach leis na haeróstaigh

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aeróstach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “aeróstach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “aeróstach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.