aiteach

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Irish

Etymology

ait (“strange, odd”) +‎ -ach. Essentially a semantic loan from English queer, but suffixed to distinguish it from ait (“strange, odd, peculiar”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

aiteach (genitive singular masculine aitigh, genitive singular feminine aití, plural aiteacha, comparative aití)

  1. (LGBT) queer (homosexual; pertaining to non-normative sexuality)

Declension

Declension of aiteach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative aiteach aiteach aiteacha;
aiteacha²
Vocative aitigh aiteacha
Genitive aití aiteacha aiteach
Dative aiteach;
aiteach¹ 		aiteach;
aitigh (archaic) 		aiteacha;
aiteacha²
Comparative níos aití
Superlative is aití

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aiteach n-aiteach haiteach not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Entries containing “aiteach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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