airp

Irish

Etymology

From Latin harpyia, from Ancient Greek ἅρπυια (hárpuia, literally “snatcher”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “I snatch, seize”).

Noun

airp f (genitive singular airpe, nominative plural airpeanna)

1. harpy (a fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture)

Declension

Declension of airp

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative airp airpeanna Vocative a airp a airpeanna Genitive airpe airpeanna Dative airp airpeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an airp na hairpeanna Genitive na hairpe na n-airpeanna Dative leis an airp don airp leis na hairpeanna

Mutation

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

References

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