aiste

See also: Aistė

Estonian

Noun

aiste

1. genitive plural of ais

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʃtʲə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aiste (“characteristic, special quality, peculiarity; metre”), possibly from Latin essentia (“essence, being”).

Noun

aiste f or m (genitive singular aiste, nominative plural aistí)

1. quirk, peculiarity
2. knack; odd talent
3. manner, way
4. state, condition
5. (literary) essay, composition
6. (poetry) metre, scansion
7. pattern, scheme

Declension

Declension of aiste

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative aiste aistí Vocative a aiste a aistí Genitive aiste aistí Dative aiste aistí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an aiste na haistí Genitive na haiste na n-aistí Dative leis an aiste don aiste leis na haistí

Derived terms

• aiste bia
• aiste cheoil
• aiste filíochta
• aiste mheadarachta
• aiste ríme
• aiste scoile
• aisteach

 

Etymology 2

Pronoun

aiste (emphatic aistese)

1. Alternative form of aisti

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aiste	n-aiste	haiste	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), “aiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aiste”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʃtʲə/
• Hyphenation: ais‧te

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aiste, possibly from Latin essentia (“essence, being”). Cognate with Irish aiste.

Noun

aiste f (plural aistean)

1. composition, essay
2. poem
3. ingenuity

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish eiste, from Old Irish essi. Cognates include Irish aisti and Manx assjee.

Pronoun

aiste

1. third-person singular feminine of à: from her, from it

Inflection

Personal inflection of à
Number	Person	Simple	Emphatic
Singular	1st	asam	asamsa
	2nd	asad	asadsa
	3rd m	às	às-san
	3rd f	aiste	aistese
Plural	1st	asainn	asainne
	2nd	asaibh	asaibhse
	3rd	asta	astasan

Mutation

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “aiste”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Colin Mark (2003), “à” and “aiste”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, pages 2, 28