aiséiteach

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀσκητής (askētḗs, “monk, hermit”) + -ach.

Noun

aiséiteach m (genitive singular aiséitigh, nominative plural aiséitigh)

1. ascetic

Declension

Declension of aiséiteach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative aiséiteach aiséitigh vocative a aiséitigh a aiséiteacha genitive aiséitigh aiséiteach dative aiséiteach aiséitigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-aiséiteach na haiséitigh genitive an aiséitigh na n-aiséiteach dative leis an aiséiteach don aiséiteach leis na haiséitigh

Related terms

• aiséitiúil (“ascetic”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aiséiteach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aiséiteach	n-aiséiteach	haiséiteach	not applicable

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

References

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