Irish edit

 
airgead

Etymology edit

From Old Irish argat (silver),[1] from Proto-Celtic *argantom (compare Welsh arian), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (to shine) (compare Latin argentum (silver)).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

airgead m (genitive singular airgid, nominative plural airgid)

  1. silver
  2. money, sum of money

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “argat”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 45, page 24
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 187, page 93
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 27
  5. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 253
  6. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 129, page 50

Further reading edit

Scottish Gaelic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish argat (silver), from Proto-Celtic *argantom (compare Welsh arian), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (to shine) (compare Latin argentum (silver)).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

airgead m (genitive singular airgid, no plural)

  1. money
  2. silver

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

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

Further reading edit

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “airgead”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “argat”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language