aitheantas

Irish

Etymology

From aitheanta (“recognized, accepted”) +‎ -as (abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈahən̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

aitheantas m (genitive singular aitheantais)

1. acquaintance
2. recognition
3. identification

Declension

Declension of aitheantas

First declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-aitheantas Genitive an aitheantais Dative leis an aitheantas don aitheantas

Derived terms

• clib aitheantais (“dog tag”)
• comhartha aitheantais (“identification mark”)
• duais aitheantais (“consolation prize”)
• litir aitheantais (“letter of introduction”)
• lucht aitheantais (“acquaintances”)
• páipéir aitheantais (“identification papers”)
• pláta aitheantais (“identification plate”)
• port aitheantais (“signature tune”)
• teach aitheantais (“familiar, friendly, house”)
• teastais aitheantais (“credentials”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aitheantas	n-aitheantas	haitheantas	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) “aitheantas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN