aithríoch
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish aithrigech (“penitent”), from aithrige (“penance, repentance”).[1] By surface analysis, aithrí (“penance; repentance”) + -ach.
Adjective
editaithríoch (genitive singular masculine aithríoch, genitive singular feminine aithríche, plural aithríocha, comparative aithríche)
Declension
editDeclension of aithríoch
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | aithríoch | aithríoch | aithríocha | |
Vocative | aithríoch | aithríocha | ||
Genitive | aithríche | aithríocha | aithríoch | |
Dative | aithríoch | aithríoch | aithríocha | |
Comparative | níos aithríche | |||
Superlative | is aithríche |
Related terms
edit- aithreachas m (“repentance, regret”)
Noun
editaithríoch m (genitive singular aithrígh, nominative plural aithrígh)
Declension
editDeclension of aithríoch
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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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- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithrigech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aithríoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN