áitheasach
Irish
Alternative forms
- áthasach
Etymology
From Old Irish áithesach, áthasach (“victorious, successful”), from áithes, áthas (“sharpness, keenness; successful feat, exploit, victory; joy”); synchronically, áitheas (“success, victory”) + -ach (adjectival ending).
Adjective
áitheasach (genitive singular masculine áitheasaigh, genitive singular feminine áitheasaí, plural áitheasacha, comparative áitheasaí)
- successful, victorious
Declension
Declension of áitheasach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | áitheasach | áitheasach | áitheasacha | |
| Vocative | áitheasaigh | áitheasacha | ||
| Genitive | áitheasaí | áitheasacha | áitheasach | |
| Dative | áitheasach | áitheasach; áitheasaigh (archaic) | áitheasacha | |
| Comparative | níos áitheasaí | |||
| Superlative | is áitheasaí | |||
Related terms
- áitheas m (“success, victory”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| áitheasach | n-áitheasach | háitheasach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "áitheasach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “áithesach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.