aitreabúid

Irish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin attribūtum, from Latin attribūtus, perfect passive participle of attribuō (“associate; add or join to; annex; assign, bestow or give; allot; appoint”).

Noun

aitreabúid f (genitive singular aitreabúide, nominative plural aitreabúidí)

1. attribute, quality, characteristic
2. (logic) attribute

Declension

Declension of aitreabúid

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative aitreabúid aitreabúidí Vocative a aitreabúid a aitreabúidí Genitive aitreabúide aitreabúidí Dative aitreabúid aitreabúidí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an aitreabúid na haitreabúidí Genitive na haitreabúide na n-aitreabúidí Dative leis an aitreabúid don aitreabúid leis na haitreabúidí

Derived terms

• aitreabúideach (“attributive”, adjective)
• aitreabúideacht f (“attribution”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aitreabúid	n-aitreabúid	haitreabúid	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) “aitreabúid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “aitreabúid” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.