airitheach
Irish
Etymology
From airithe (past participle of airigh (“perceive, sense”)) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
airitheach (genitive singular masculine airithigh, genitive singular feminine airithí, plural airitheacha, comparative airithí)
- perceptive
- Alternative form of aireach (“careful, attentive; vigilant”)
Declension
Declension of airitheach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | airitheach | airitheach | airitheacha | |
Vocative | airithigh | airitheacha | ||
Genitive | airithí | airitheacha | airitheach | |
Dative | airitheach | airitheach; airithigh (archaic) | airitheacha | |
Comparative | níos airithí | |||
Superlative | is airithí |
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
airitheach | n-airitheach | hairitheach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "airitheach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.