airíoch

Irish

Alternative forms

airgheach, airigheach (obsolete)

Etymology

From airigh +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈæɾʲia(x)/[1]

Noun

airíoch m (genitive singular airígh, nominative plural airígh)

caretaker

Declension

Declension of airíoch

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	airíoch	airígh
Vocative	a airígh	a airíocha
Genitive	airígh	airíoch
Dative	airíoch	airígh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-airíoch	na hairígh
Genitive	an airígh	na n-airíoch
Dative	leis an airíoch don airíoch	leis na hairígh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
airíoch	n-airíoch	hairíoch	t-airíoch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 32

Further reading

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

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