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aite

aite

Irish

Adjective

aite

  1. inflection of ait:
    1. genitive feminine singular
    2. nominative and vocative and dative and strong genitive plural
  2. comparative degree of ait

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aite n-aite haite t-aite
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Japanese

Romanization

aite

  1. rōmaji reading of あいて

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • aitte

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *átta (father).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈadʲe/

Noun

aite m (genitive aiti, nominative plural aiti)

  1. foster father
  2. teacher
  3. tutor

Declension

Masculine io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative aite aiteL aitiL
Vocative aiti aiteL aitiu
Accusative aiteN aiteL aitiu
Genitive aitiL aite aiteN
Dative aitiuL aitib aitib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

See also

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
aite unchanged n-aite
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • 1 aite” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.