aistire

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aistire (“doorkeeper in a monastery”), from Latin ostiārius (“porter, doorman”).

Noun

aistire m (genitive singular aistire, nominative plural aistirí)

  1. (ecclesiastical) porter
Declension
Declension of aistire (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative aistire aistirí
vocative a aistire a aistirí
genitive aistire aistirí
dative aistire aistirí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-aistire na haistirí
genitive an aistire na n-aistirí
dative leis an aistire
don aistire 		leis na haistirí
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

aistire f sg

  1. genitive singular of aistear

Mutation

Mutated forms of aistire
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aistire n-aistire haistire t-aistire

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

References

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