airíoch

Irish

Alternative forms

• airgheach, airigheach (obsolete)

Etymology

From airigh +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈæɾʲia(x)/

Noun

airíoch m (genitive singular airígh, nominative plural airígh)

1. caretaker

Declension

Declension of airíoch

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative airíoch airígh Vocative a airígh a airíocha Genitive airígh airíoch Dative airíoch airígh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-airíoch na hairígh Genitive an airígh na n-airíoch Dative leis an airíoch don airíoch leis na hairígh

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “airíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN