aithinne

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aithinne.

Noun

aithinne m (genitive singular aithinne, nominative plural aithinní)

  1. firebrand (torch or other burning stick)
  2. spark
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Noun

aithinne m (genitive singular aithinne, nominative plural aithinní)

  1. Alternative form of faithne (“wart”)

Declension

Declension of aithinne (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative aithinne aithinní
vocative a aithinne a aithinní
genitive aithinne aithinní
dative aithinne aithinní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-aithinne na haithinní
genitive an aithinne na n-aithinní
dative leis an aithinne
don aithinne 		leis na haithinní

Mutation

Mutated forms of aithinne
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aithinne n-aithinne haithinne not applicable

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

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