aireach
See also: àireach
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Irish airech, from aire (“freeman, noble”). By surface analysis, aire + -ach.
Adjective
editaireach (genitive singular masculine airigh, genitive singular feminine airí, plural aireacha, comparative airí)
- careful, attentive
- vigilant
- Synonym: (literary) cathaiseach
Declension
editDeclension of aireach
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
edit- anaireach (“heedless, careless, inattentive”, adjective)
- aireachas (“attention, vigilance”)
- mí-aireach (“careless, inattentive”)
- neamh-aireach (“inattentive, careless”)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editaireach m
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aireach | n-aireach | haireach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
References
edit- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 28