aiteach
See also: àiteach
Irish
editEtymology
editait (“strange, odd”) + -ach. Essentially a semantic loan from English queer, but suffixed to distinguish it from ait (“strange, odd, peculiar”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editaiteach (genitive singular masculine aitigh, genitive singular feminine aití, plural aiteacha, comparative aití)
Declension
editDeclension of aiteach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | aiteach | aiteach | aiteacha; aiteacha² | |
Vocative | aitigh | aiteacha | ||
Genitive | aití | aiteacha | aiteach | |
Dative | aiteach; aiteach¹ |
aiteach; aitigh (archaic) |
aiteacha; aiteacha² | |
Comparative | níos aití | |||
Superlative | is aití |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aiteach | n-aiteach | haiteach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- “aiteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024