aithe

See also: aiþe, -aithe, and áithe

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

aithe f (genitive singular aithe)

1. (literary) requital

Etymology 2

Noun

aithe f (genitive singular aithe)

1. Alternative form of aife (“ebb; decline, decay; reflux”)

Declension

Declension of aithe

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative aithe Vocative a aithe Genitive aithe Dative aithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an aithe Genitive na haithe Dative leis an aithe don aithe

Mutation

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

Further reading

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