aice

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aicce f (“nearness, proximity; fosterage”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈacɪ/

Noun

aice f (genitive singular aice, nominative plural aicí)

  1. nearness, proximity (used only in the phrases listed under Derived terms)
  2. habitat, hole (of a lobster or crab)
Declension
Declension of aice

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aice aicí
Vocative a aice a aicí
Genitive aice aicí
Dative aice aicí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an aice na haicí
Genitive na haice na n-aicí
Dative leis an aice

don aice

 leis na haicí
Synonyms
Derived terms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛcɪ/

Pronoun

aice (emphatic aicese)

  1. Alternative form of aici

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aice n-aice haice not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Romanian

Adverb

aice

  1. Alternative form of aici

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish occi. Cognates include Irish aici and Manx eck.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛʰkʲə/
  • Hyphenation: ai‧ce

Pronoun

aice

  1. third-person singular feminine of aig: at her
    Tha dà nighean aice. ― She has two daughters. (literally, “Two daughters are at her.”)

Inflection
Personal inflection of aig
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st agam agamsa
2nd agad agadsa
3rd m aige aigesan
3rd f aice aicese
Plural 1st againn againne
2nd agaibh agaibhse
3rd aca acasan
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