airgtheach
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish aircthech (“inventive, ingenious”).
Adjective
airgtheach (genitive singular masculine airgthigh, genitive singular feminine airgthí, plural airgtheacha, comparative airgthí)
- inventive
- Synonyms: intlíochtach, tionscnach
Declension
Declension of airgtheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | airgtheach | airgtheach | airgtheacha | |
| Vocative | airgthigh | airgtheacha | ||
| Genitive | airgthí | airgtheacha | airgtheach | |
| Dative | airgtheach | airgtheach; airgthigh (archaic) |
airgtheacha | |
| Comparative | níos airgthí | |||
| Superlative | is airgthí | |||
Etymology 2
Noun
airgtheach m (genitive singular airgthigh, nominative plural airgthigh)
- Synonym of argthóir (“destroyer, plunderer”)
Declension
Declension of airgtheach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| airgtheach | n-airgtheach | hairgtheach | t-airgtheach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "airgtheach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “inventive” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 aircthech”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- Entries containing “airgtheach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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