aigéad

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aigéd, aicét, from Latin acētum (“vinegar”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /aˈɟeːd̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈaɟeːd̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaɟæd̪ˠ/

Noun

aigéad m (genitive singular aigéid, nominative plural aigéid)

(chemistry) acid

Declension

Declension of aigéad (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	aigéad	aigéid
vocative	a aigéid	a aigéada
genitive	aigéid	aigéad
dative	aigéad	aigéid

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an t-aigéad	na haigéid
genitive	an aigéid	na n-aigéad
dative	leis an aigéad don aigéad	leis na haigéid

Derived terms

Related terms

aigéadalú m (“acidolysis”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *aigéad*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aigéad	n-aigéad	haigéad	t-aigéad

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aigéad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aigéd”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aigéad”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“aigéad”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025