aistreach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From aistear (“journey; roundabout way; inconvenience”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

aistreach (genitive singular masculine aistrigh, genitive singular feminine aistrí, plural aistreacha, comparative aistrí)

  1. journeying, roving; restless, unsettled (of person)
  2. out of the way, inconvenient (of place)
    Synonym: aistreánach
  3. (grammar) transitive
    Antonym: neamhaistreach

Declension

Declension of aistreach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative aistreach aistreach aistreacha
vocative aistrigh aistreacha
genitive aistrí aistreacha aistreach
dative aistreach aistreach;
aistrigh (archaic) 		aistreacha
Comparative níos aistrí
Superlative is aistrí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of aistreach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aistreach n-aistreach haistreach not applicable

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

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