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aithghearr
aithghearr
Irish
Adjective
aithghearr (genitive singular feminine aithghiorra, plural aithghearra, comparative aithghiorra)
Declension
Declension of aithghearr
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aithghearr | aithghearr¹ | aithghearra³ | |
| Vocative | aithghearr¹ | aithghearr¹ | aithghearra | |
| Genitive | aithghearr¹ | aithghiorra | aithghearra | aithghearr |
| Dative | aithghearr² | aithghearr¹ | aithghearra³ | |
| Comparative | aithghiorra | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aithghearr | n-aithghearr | haithghearr | t-aithghearr |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "aithghearr" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “aithgerr” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish aithgirra (“shortness, brevity; short cut”), from aithgerr (“very short, very brief”, adj).
Noun
aithghearr f (genitive singular aithghiorra, plural aithghearran)
- shortcut
- Ghabh sinn aithghearr. ― We took a shortcut.
Related terms
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “aithgirra” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.