airitheach

Irish

Etymology

From airithe (past participle of airigh (“perceive, sense”)) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

airitheach (genitive singular masculine airithigh, genitive singular feminine airithí, plural airitheacha, comparative airithí)

1. perceptive
2. alternative form of aireach (“careful, attentive; vigilant”)

Declension

Declension of airitheach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	airitheach	airitheach	airitheacha
vocative	airithigh		airitheacha
genitive		airithí	airitheacha	airitheach
dative	airitheach	airitheach; airithigh (archaic)	airitheacha
Comparative	níos airithí
Superlative	is airithí

Mutation

Mutated forms of airitheach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
airitheach	n-airitheach	hairitheach	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “airitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN