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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish oígidecht, from Old Irish oígedacht, from oígi m (“stranger, guest, visitor”).[1] By surface analysis, aoi (“guest”) + -acht.
Pronunciation
Noun
aíocht f (genitive singular aíochta, nominative plural aíochtaí)
- hospitality; lodgings (for a night)
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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aíocht
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n-aíocht
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haíocht
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not applicable
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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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References
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aoiḋeaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 32
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aíocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “aíocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024