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Irish
Etymology
From An Áise (“Asia”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
Áiseach (genitive singular masculine Áisigh, genitive singular feminine Áisí, plural Áiseacha, not comparable)
- Asian, Asiatic
Declension
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Singular
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Plural (m/f)
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Positive
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Masculine
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Feminine
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(strong noun)
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(weak noun)
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Nominative
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Áiseach
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Áiseach
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Áiseacha
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Vocative
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Áisigh
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Áiseacha
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Genitive
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Áisí
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Áiseacha
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Áiseach
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Dative
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Áiseach
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Áiseach; Áisigh (archaic)
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Áiseacha
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Comparative
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(not comparable)
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Superlative
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(not comparable)
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Noun
Áiseach m (genitive singular Áisigh, nominative plural Áisigh)
- Asian
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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Áiseach
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nÁiseach
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hÁiseach
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tÁiseach
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Áiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Áiseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Áiseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024