aithriseach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aithrisech (“talebearer”); synchronically aithris (“narrate, recite”) +‎ -ach.

Noun

aithriseach m (genitive singular aithrisigh, nominative plural aithrisigh)

1. talebearer

Declension

Declension of aithriseach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative aithriseach aithrisigh Vocative a aithrisigh a aithriseacha Genitive aithrisigh aithriseach Dative aithriseach aithrisigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aithriseach na haithrisigh Genitive an aithrisigh na n-aithriseach Dative leis an aithriseach don aithriseach leis na haithrisigh

Adjective

aithriseach (genitive singular masculine aithrisigh, genitive singular feminine aithrisí, plural aithriseacha, comparative aithrisí)

1. imitative
2. mocking
3. mimetic

Declension

Declension of aithriseach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	aithriseach	aithriseach	aithriseacha
Vocative	aithrisigh		aithriseacha
Genitive		aithrisí	aithriseacha	aithriseach
Dative	aithriseach	aithriseach; aithrisigh (archaic)	aithriseacha
Comparative	níos aithrisí
Superlative	is aithrisí

Synonyms

• aithrisiúil

Related terms

• aithriseoir m (“reciter; imitator; mimic”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aithrisech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “aiṫriseaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 22
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aithriseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN