aichre

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aichre. By surface analysis, aichear +‎ -e.

Noun

aichre f (genitive singular aichre)

  1. (literary) sharpness, keenness
Declension
Declension of aichre (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative aichre
vocative a aichre
genitive aichre
dative aichre
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an aichre
genitive na haichre
dative leis an aichre
don aichre

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

aichre

  1. inflection of aichear (“sharp, keen”):
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of aichre
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aichre n-aichre haichre not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaxʲrʲe/

Adjective

aichre

  1. genitive singular feminine of aicher

Mutation

Mutation of aichre
radical lenition nasalization
aichre
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 aichre n-aichre

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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