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aithriseach
aithriseach
Irish
Noun
aithriseach m (genitive singular aithrisigh, nominative plural aithrisigh)
Declension
Declension of aithriseach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Etymology 2
From aithris (“narrate, recite”) + -ach.
Adjective
aithriseach (genitive singular masculine aithrisigh, genitive singular feminine aithrisí, plural aithriseacha, comparative aithrisí)
Declension
Declension of aithriseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aithriseach | aithriseach¹ | aithriseacha³ | |
| Vocative | aithrisigh¹ | aithriseach¹ | aithriseacha | |
| Genitive | aithrisigh¹ | aithrisí (obsolete) aithrisighe |
aithriseacha | aithriseach |
| Dative | aithriseach² | aithriseach¹ (archaic) aithrisigh¹ |
aithriseacha³ | |
| Comparative | aithrisí (obsolete) aithrisighe |
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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.
Synonyms
- aithrisiúil
Related terms
- aithriseoir m (“reciter; imitator; mimic”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aithriseach | n-aithriseach | haithriseach | t-aithriseach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “aithrisech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “aiṫriseaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "aithriseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.