aitheantas

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Irish

Etymology

From aithin (“to recognize”) +‎ -tas (abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈahən̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

aitheantas m (genitive singular aitheantais)

Declension

Declension of aitheantas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms
case	singular
nominative	aitheantas
vocative	a aitheantais
genitive	aitheantais
dative	aitheantas

forms with the definite article
case	singular
nominative	an t-aitheantas
genitive	an aitheantais
dative	leis an aitheantas don aitheantas

Derived terms

clib aitheantais (“dog tag”)
comhartha aitheantais (“identification mark”)
duais aitheantais (“consolation prize”)
litir aitheantais (“letter of introduction”)
lucht aitheantais (“acquaintances”)
páipéir aitheantais (“identification papers”)
pláta aitheantais (“identification plate”)
port aitheantais (“signature tune”)
teach aitheantais (“familiar, friendly, house”)
teastais aitheantais (“credentials”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *aitheantas*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aitheantas	n-aitheantas	haitheantas	not applicable

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

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aitheantas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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