aerga
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish aerda (“pertaining to the air, aerial, light as air”). By surface analysis, aer + -ga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːɾˠɡə/
Adjective
aerga
Derived terms
- cábla aerga m (“aerial railway”)
- cáblabhealach aerga m (“aerial cableway”)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aerga | n-aerga | haerga | 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) “aerga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aerga”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “aerga”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025