aiteacht

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aittecht (“act of returning”), from aith- (“re-”) + techt (“coming”). By surface analysis, ath- +‎ teacht.

Noun

aiteacht m (genitive singular aiteachta)

  1. (act of) returning
Declension
Declension of aiteacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative aiteacht
vocative a aiteacht
genitive aiteachta
dative aiteacht
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an t-aiteacht
genitive an aiteachta
dative leis an aiteacht
don aiteacht

Etymology 2

From ait (“comical, queer”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

aiteacht f (genitive singular aiteachta)

  1. queerness, oddness
Declension
Declension of aiteacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative aiteacht
vocative a aiteacht
genitive aiteachta
dative aiteacht
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an aiteacht
genitive na haiteachta
dative leis an aiteacht
don aiteacht
Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of aiteacht
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aiteacht n-aiteacht haiteacht 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

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