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aithis
aithis
Irish
Noun
aithis f (genitive singular aithise, nominative plural aithisí)
- reproach
- shame, disgrace
- (uncountable) sarcasm
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 21:
- əs bĭøg mə jŕān əŕ ə dinə šin, mar tā šē l̄ān g æhəš.
- conventional orthography: Is beag mo ghreann ar an duine sin, mar atá sé lán d’aithis.
- I have little love for that person, because he’s full of sarcasm.
- conventional orthography: Is beag mo ghreann ar an duine sin, mar atá sé lán d’aithis.
- əs bĭøg mə jŕān əŕ ə dinə šin, mar tā šē l̄ān g æhəš.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 21:
Declension
Declension of aithis
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aithiseach
- dia-aithis f (“blasphemy”)
- naomhaithis f (“profanity, blasphemy”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aithis | n-aithis | haithis | t-aithis |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “aithis” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “aiṫis” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "aithis" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.