aiteannach
Irish
Etymology
From aiteann (“furze, gorse, whin”) + -ach, from Old Irish aittenn (“furze, gorse”).
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈætʲənˠa(x)/
Noun
aiteannach f (genitive singular aiteannaí)
- (collective) furze, gorse, whins
Declension
Declension of aiteannach
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aiteannach | n-aiteannach | haiteannach | 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), “aiteannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aittenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 32