aichre

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aichre. By surface analysis, aichear +‎ -e.

Noun

aichre f (genitive singular aichre)

  1. (literary) sharpness, keenness
Declension
Declension of aichre (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative aichre
vocative a aichre
genitive aichre
dative aichre
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an aichre
genitive na haichre
dative leis an aichre
don aichre

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

aichre

  1. inflection of aichear (“sharp, keen”):
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of aichre
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aichre n-aichre haichre not applicable

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

References

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Adjective

aichre

  1. genitive singular feminine of aicher

Mutation

Mutation of aichre
radical lenition nasalization
aichre
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-aichre

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

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