aithe

See also: aiþe, -aithe, and áithe

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

aithe f (genitive singular aithe)

1. (literary) requital

Etymology 2

Noun

aithe f (genitive singular aithe)

1. alternative form of aife (“ebb; decline, decay; reflux”)

Declension

Declension of aithe (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative aithe vocative a aithe genitive aithe dative aithe forms with the definite article singular nominative an aithe genitive na haithe dative leis an aithe don aithe

Mutation

Mutated forms of aithe

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aithe	n-aithe	haithe	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), “aithe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN