aithiseach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish aithisech. By surface analysis, aithis (“reproach; shame, disgrace; sarcasm”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]aithiseach (genitive singular masculine aithisigh, genitive singular feminine aithisí, plural aithiseacha, comparative aithisí)
Declension
[edit]| 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
[edit]- dia-aithiseach (“blasphemous”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aithiseach | n-aithiseach | haithiseach | 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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aithiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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