aiteannach

Irish

Etymology

From aiteann (“furze, gorse, whin”) +‎ -ach, from Old Irish aittenn (“furze, gorse”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

aiteannach f (genitive singular aiteannaí)

  1. (collective) furze, gorse, whins

Declension

Declension of aiteannach (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative aiteannach
vocative a aiteannach
genitive aiteannaí
dative aiteannach
aiteannaigh (archaic, dialectal)
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an aiteannach
genitive na haiteannaí
dative leis an aiteannach
leis an aiteannaigh (archaic, dialectal)
don aiteannach
don aiteannaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aiteannach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aiteannach n-aiteannach haiteannach not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aittenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 75, page 32

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