aiteas
Irish
Etymology
From ait (“pleasant, likeable; fine, excellent; comical; queer”) + -as (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
aiteas m (genitive singular aitis)
- pleasantness, fun
- queerness
- feeling of apprehension; queer sensation
Declension
Declension of aiteas
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (queerness): aisteachas m, aistiúlacht f, aiteacht f, greannmhaireacht f, suaithníocht f
Derived terms
- aiteasach (“pleasant, joyful”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aiteas | n-aiteas | haiteas | t-aiteas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- “aiteas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aittes”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aiteas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 21
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aiteas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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