aitheantas

Irish

Etymology

From aithin (“to recognize”) +‎ -tas (abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈahən̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

aitheantas m (genitive singular aitheantais)

  1. acquaintance
  2. recognition
  3. identification

Declension

Declension of aitheantas (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative aitheantas
vocative a aitheantais
genitive aitheantais
dative aitheantas
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an t-aitheantas
genitive an aitheantais
dative leis an aitheantas
don aitheantas

Derived terms

  • clib aitheantais (“dog tag”)
  • comhartha aitheantais (“identification mark”)
  • duais aitheantais (“consolation prize”)
  • litir aitheantais (“letter of introduction”)
  • lucht aitheantais (“acquaintances”)
  • páipéir aitheantais (“identification papers”)
  • pláta aitheantais (“identification plate”)
  • port aitheantais (“signature tune”)
  • teach aitheantais (“familiar, friendly, house”)
  • teastais aitheantais (“credentials”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aitheantas
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aitheantas n-aitheantas haitheantas 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

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