aithirge

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

aithirge f (genitive aithirge)

  1. verbal noun of ad·eirrig
  2. (religious) repentance, penitence
  3. (nonreligious) repentance, regret

For quotations using this term, see Citations:aithirge.

Declension

Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative aithirgeL
Vocative aithirgeL
Accusative aithirgiN
Genitive aithirge
Dative aithirgiL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: aithrige

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
aithirge
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-aithirge
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.