achadh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish achad m (“expanse of ground; pasture, field; field of battle”).
Noun
achadh m (genitive singular achaidh, nominative plural achaidh)
- (archaic, otherwise almost only in place names) field
Declension
Declension of achadh
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- Achadh Airt, Achadh Choinn (“Ireland”)
- Achadh Conaire (“Achonry”)
- Cúig Achadh Uisnigh (“the five fields of Uisneach, the five fifths of Ireland”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| achadh | n-achadh | hachadh | t-achadh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “achadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “achad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aċaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 3
- “achadh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Entries containing “achadh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish achad m (“expanse of ground; pasture, field; field of battle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaxəɣ/, (colloquial) /ˈax/
- (Wester Ross) IPA(key): [ˈaxk] (as if spelled achd)
Noun
achadh m (genitive singular achaidh, plural achaidhean or achaidhnean)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| achadh | n-achadh | h-achadh | t-achadh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “achadh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “achad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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