aithríoch
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish aithrigech (“penitent”), from aithrige (“penance, repentance”).[1] By surface analysis, aithrí (“penance; repentance”) + -ach.
Adjective
editaithríoch (genitive singular masculine aithríoch, genitive singular feminine aithríche, plural aithríocha, comparative aithríche)
Declension
editsingular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | aithríoch | aithríoch | aithríocha | |
vocative | aithríoch | aithríocha | ||
genitive | aithríche | aithríocha | aithríoch | |
dative | aithríoch | aithríoch | aithríocha | |
Comparative | níos aithríche | |||
Superlative | is aithríche |
Related terms
edit- aithreachas m (“repentance, regret”)
Noun
editaithríoch m (genitive singular aithrígh, nominative plural aithrígh)
Declension
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Mutation
editradical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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aithríoch | n-aithríoch | haithríoch | t-aithríoch |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithrigech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aithríoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN