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”).
Adjective
aiteach (genitive singular masculine aitigh, genitive singular feminine aití, plural aiteacha, comparative aití)
Declension
Declension of aiteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 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
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aiteach | n-aiteach | haiteach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Entries containing “aiteach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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