aistire

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aistire (“doorkeeper in a monastery”), from Latin ostiārius (“porter, doorman”).

Noun

aistire m (genitive singular aistire, nominative plural aistirí)

  1. (ecclesiastical) porter
Declension
Declension of aistire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aistire aistirí
Vocative a aistire a aistirí
Genitive aistire aistirí
Dative aistire aistirí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-aistire na haistirí
Genitive an aistire na n-aistirí
Dative leis an aistire

don aistire

 leis na haistirí
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Noun

aistire f sg

  1. genitive singular of aistear

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aistire n-aistire haistire t-aistire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "aistire" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “aistire” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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