aíoch

Irish

Alternative forms

• aoigheach

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare aoi (“guest”).

Adjective

aíoch (genitive singular masculine aíoch, genitive singular feminine aíche, plural aíocha, comparative aíche)

1. hospitable

Declension

Declension of aíoch

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	aíoch	aíoch	aíocha
vocative	aíoch		aíocha
genitive		aíche	aíocha	aíoch
dative	aíoch	aíoch	aíocha
Comparative	níos aíche
Superlative	is aíche

Mutation

Mutated forms of aíoch

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aíoch	n-aíoch	haíoch	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN