-aí
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ai"
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom earlier -aidhe, originally the Old Irish accusative and vocative plural ending of d-stem nouns. For example Old Irish arae, plural arada.
Alternative forms
editSuffix
edit-aí
- Ending of the plural of certain nouns.
- beannacht (“blessing, greeting”) + -aí → beannachtaí
- gnólacht (“commercial firm”) + -aí → gnólachtaí
Etymology 2
editA merger of two different Old Irish suffixes. One the one hand, from Old Irish -id, from Proto-Celtic *-yatis, an extended variant of Proto-Celtic *-atis. On the other hand, from Old Irish -aige, from Proto-Celtic *sagyos (“seeker”).[1]
Alternative forms
editSuffix
edit-aí m
Declension
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Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editFrom Old Irish -ide, variant form of -de used after a syncopated vowel.
Alternative forms
edit- -aidhe, -idhe (superseded)
- -í (slender form)
Suffix
edit-aí
- Added to nouns to form adjectives.
Derived terms
editCategory Irish adjectives suffixed with -aí not found
Etymology 4
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Alternative forms
edit- -í (slender form)
Suffix
edit-aí m
References
editCategories:
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish lemmas
- Irish suffixes
- Irish inflectional suffixes
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish noun-forming suffixes
- Irish masculine suffixes
- Irish fourth-declension nouns
- Irish adjective-forming suffixes