aistreach
Irish
Alternative forms
- aistearach
Etymology
From aistear (“journey; roundabout way; inconvenience”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
aistreach (genitive singular masculine aistrigh, genitive singular feminine aistrí, plural aistreacha, comparative aistrí)
- (of person) journeying, roving; restless, unsettled
- (of place) out of the way, inconvenient
- Synonym: aistreánach
- (grammar) transitive
- Antonym: neamhaistreach
Declension
Declension of aistreach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aistreach | aistreach | aistreacha | |
| Vocative | aistrigh | aistreacha | ||
| Genitive | aistrí | aistreacha | aistreach | |
| Dative | aistreach | aistreach; aistrigh (archaic) | aistreacha | |
| Comparative | níos aistrí | |||
| Superlative | is aistrí | |||
Derived terms
- dé-aistreach (“ambitransitive”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aistreach | n-aistreach | haistreach | 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), “aistreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “aistreach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aistreach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.