aiteach

See also: àiteach

Irish

Etymology

ait (“strange, odd”) +‎ -ach. Essentially a semantic loan from English queer, but suffixed to distinguish it from ait (“strange, odd, peculiar”).

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈatʲəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈatʲa(x)/

Adjective

aiteach (genitive singular masculine aitigh, genitive singular feminine aití, plural aiteacha, comparative aití)

1. (LGBTQ) queer (homosexual; pertaining to non-normative sexuality)

Declension

Declension of aiteach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	aiteach	aiteach	aiteacha; aiteacha2
vocative	aitigh		aiteacha
genitive		aití	aiteacha	aiteach
dative	aiteach; aiteach1	aiteach; aitigh (archaic)	aiteacha; aiteacha2
Comparative	níos aití
Superlative	is aití

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of aiteach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aiteach	n-aiteach	haiteach	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

• “aiteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025