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aith-

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
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with 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-.

Prefix

aith-

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

Derived terms

  • aittecht (returning; expounding, instruction)

Descendants