aidiacht

aidiacht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish (ainmm) adiecht (“adjective”), borrowed from Latin adiectīvus.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /aˈdʲiəxt̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈadʲiəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈadʲa(h)t̪ˠ/

Noun

aidiacht f (genitive singular aidiachta, nominative plural aidiachtaí)

1. (grammar) adjective

Declension

Declension of aidiacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative aidiacht aidiachtaí Vocative a aidiacht a aidiachtaí Genitive aidiachta aidiachtaí Dative aidiacht aidiachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an aidiacht na haidiachtaí Genitive na haidiachta na n-aidiachtaí Dative leis an aidiacht don aidiacht leis na haidiachtaí

Derived terms

• aidiachtach (“adjectival”, adjective)
• aidiacht cháilíochta (“attributive adjective”)
• aidiacht shealbhach (“possessive adjective”)
• aidiacht thaispeántach (“demonstrative adjective”)
• aidiacht uimhriúil (“numeral adjective”)

 

Mutation

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

References

• “adiec(h)t(a)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• "aidiacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.