achadh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish achad m (“expanse of ground; pasture, field; field of battle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

achadh m (genitive singular achaidh, nominative plural achaidh)

  1. (archaic, otherwise almost only in place names) field

Declension

Declension of achadh (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative achadh achaidh
vocative a achaidh a achadha
genitive achaidh achadh
dative achadh achaidh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-achadh na hachaidh
genitive an achaidh na n-achadh
dative leis an achadh
don achadh 		leis na hachaidh

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of achadh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
achadh n-achadh hachadh t-achadh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish achad m (“expanse of ground; pasture, field; field of battle”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

achadh m (genitive singular achaidh, plural achaidhean or achaidhnean)

  1. field, plain, meadow
    Bha sinn a' ceangal sguab san achadh. ― We were binding sheaves in the field.
  2. corn field newly cut or ready for reaping

Mutation

Mutation of achadh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
achadh n-achadh h-achadh t-achadh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “achad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “achadh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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