Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish aithrigech (penitent), from aithrige (penance, repentance).[1] By surface analysis, aithrí (penance; repentance) +‎ -ach.

Adjective edit

aithríoch (genitive singular masculine aithríoch, genitive singular feminine aithríche, plural aithríocha, comparative aithríche)

  1. penitent

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Noun edit

aithríoch m (genitive singular aithrígh, nominative plural aithrígh)

  1. penitent

Declension edit

Mutation edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aithrigech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading edit