aicis
Irish
Alternative forms
- acais
Etymology
From Middle Irish acuis (“offense; hatred; venom”), from Old Irish accuis (“offense; hatred”), from Proto-Celtic *adkassis, from *kassis (“hatred”).
Noun
aicis f (genitive singular aicise)
- spite, rancor, venom
Declension
Declension of aicis
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aiciseach (“venomous, rancorous, spiteful”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aicis | n-aicis | haicis | 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), “aicis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “accais”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “acais”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 3
- Entries containing “aicis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.