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áitheasach
áitheasach
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
áitheasach (genitive singular masculine áitheasaigh, genitive singular feminine áitheasaí, plural áitheasacha, comparative áitheasaí)
Declension
Declension of áitheasach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | áitheasach | áitheasach¹ | áitheasacha³ | |
| Vocative | áitheasaigh¹ | áitheasach¹ | áitheasacha | |
| Genitive | áitheasaigh¹ | áitheasaí (obsolete) áitheasaighe |
áitheasacha | áitheasach |
| Dative | áitheasach² | áitheasach¹ (archaic) áitheasaigh¹ |
áitheasacha³ | |
| Comparative | áitheasaí (obsolete) áitheasaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- áitheas m (“success, victory”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| áitheasach | n-áitheasach | háitheasach | t-áitheasach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "áitheasach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “áithesach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.