airfitech

Old Irish

Etymology

From airfitiud +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾʲ.ɸʲə.d̠ʲəx/
  • (Blasse) [ˈaɾʲ.ɸʲɪ.d̠ʲex]
  • (Griffith) [ˈaɾʲ.ɸʲɨ.d̠ʲəx]

Adjective

airfitech

1. musical, harmonious

Inflection

o/ā-stem

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	airfitech	airfitech	airfitech
vocative	airfitig* airfitech**
accusative	airfitech	airfitig
genitive	airfitig	airfitige	airfitig
dative	airfitiuch	airfitig	airfitiuch
plural	masculine	feminine/neuter
nominative	airfitig	airfitecha
vocative	airfitechu airfitecha†
accusative	airfitechu airfitecha†
genitive	airfitech
dative	airfitechaib

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

• Irish: oirfideach

Noun

airfitech m

1. minstrel, player, musician

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	airfitech	airfitechL	airfitigL
vocative	airfitig	airfitechL	airfitechuH
accusative	airfitechN	airfitechL	airfitechuH
genitive	airfitigL	airfitech	airfitechN
dative	airfitiuchL	airfitechaib	airfitechaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: oirfideach
• Scottish Gaelic: oirfideach

Mutation

Mutation of airfitech

radical	lenition	nasalization
airfitech (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	airfitech	n-airfitech

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 airfitech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 airfitech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language