Aithneach

See also: aithneach

Irish

Etymology

From Aithin (“Athens”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Aithneach (genitive singular masculine Aithnigh, genitive singular feminine Aithní, plural Aithneacha, not comparable)

  1. Athenian

Declension
Declension of Aithneach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Aithneach Aithneach Aithneacha
Vocative Aithnigh Aithneacha
Genitive Aithní Aithneacha Aithneach
Dative Aithneach Aithneach;
Aithnigh (archaic)		 Aithneacha
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

Noun

Aithneach m (genitive singular Aithnigh, nominative plural Aithnigh)

  1. Athenian

Declension
Declension of Aithneach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Aithneach Aithnigh
Vocative a Aithnigh a Aithneacha
Genitive Aithnigh Aithneach
Dative Aithneach Aithnigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tAithneach na hAithnigh
Genitive an Aithnigh na nAithneach
Dative leis an Aithneach

don Aithneach

 leis na hAithnigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
Aithneach nAithneach hAithneach tAithneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Aithneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “Aithneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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