aighear

Irish

Noun

aighear m (genitive singular aighir)

  1. Alternative form of oighear (“ice”)

Noun

aighear m (genitive singular aighir)

  1. Alternative form of oighear (“sore produced by chafing or cold, windgall; irritation”)

Declension
Declension of aighear

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative aighear
Vocative a aighir
Genitive aighir
Dative aighear

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-aighear
Genitive an aighir
Dative leis an aighear

don aighear

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aighear n-aighear haighear t-aighear
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

According to MacBain, possibly borrowed from Latin aer. Otherwise, probably from the same root as gàirdeachas (“joy, gladness, pleasure”).

Noun

aighear m (genitive singular aighir, no plural)

  1. delight, joy, merriment

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aighearn-aighearh-aigheart-aighear
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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