aith-

See also: áith

Irish

Prefix

aith-

  1. slender form of ath- (“re-, second; old, rejected, ex-; return; later, after”)

Usage notes

Used before slender vowels and consonants.

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aith- n-aith- haith- t-aith-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ati-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aθʲ-/

Prefix

aith- (pretonic ad-)

  1. (with verbs, verbal nouns) re-
  2. (with nouns) second, a further
  3. (with nouns indicating person) ex-

Derived terms
Old Irish terms prefixed with aith-
  • aittecht (“returning; expounding, instruction”)

Descendants
  • Irish: ath-
  • Manx: aa-
  • Scottish Gaelic: ath-
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