aerga
Irish
Alternative forms
- aerdha (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle Irish aerda (“pertaining to the air, aerial, light as air”); synchronically, aer + -ga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːɾˠɡə/
Adjective
aerga
- aerial
- peirspictíocht aerga ― aerial perspective
- ethereal
- Synonym: neamhshaolta
Derived terms
- cábla aerga m (“aerial railway”)
- cáblabhealach aerga m (“aerial cableway”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aerga | n-aerga | haerga | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aerga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “aerga” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aerga” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.