aiteach

See also: àiteach

Irish

Etymology

ait (“strange, odd”) +‎ -ach. Essentially a semantic loan from English queer, but suffixed to distinguish it from ait (“strange, odd, peculiar”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

aiteach (genitive singular masculine aitigh, genitive singular feminine aití, plural aiteacha, comparative aití)

  1. (LGBTQ) queer (homosexual; pertaining to non-normative sexuality)

Declension

Declension of aiteach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative aiteach aiteach aiteacha;
aiteacha2
vocative aitigh aiteacha
genitive aití aiteacha aiteach
dative aiteach;
aiteach1 		aiteach;
aitigh (archaic) 		aiteacha;
aiteacha2
Comparative níos aití
Superlative is aití

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of aiteach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aiteach n-aiteach haiteach not applicable

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

Further reading

  • “aiteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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