aithiseach
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish aithisech. By surface analysis, aithis (“reproach; shame, disgrace; sarcasm”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈæhəʃəx/
Adjective
aithiseach (genitive singular masculine aithisigh, genitive singular feminine aithisí, plural aithiseacha, comparative aithisí)
Declension
Declension of aithiseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aithiseach | aithiseach | aithiseacha | |
| Vocative | aithisigh | aithiseacha | ||
| Genitive | aithisí | aithiseacha | aithiseach | |
| Dative | aithiseach | aithiseach; aithisigh (archaic) |
aithiseacha | |
| Comparative | níos aithisí | |||
| Superlative | is aithisí | |||
Derived terms
- dia-aithiseach (“blasphemous”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aithiseach | n-aithiseach | haithiseach | 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) “aithiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aithisech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aiṫiseaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 22
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 21
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 256
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