aosta
See also: Aosta
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish áesta (“old, ancient”), from áes (“age”).[1] By surface analysis, aois (“age”) + -ta.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈeːsˠt̪ˠə/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈiːsˠt̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːsˠt̪ˠə/, (older) /ˈɯːsˠt̪ˠə/
Adjective
aosta
Derived terms
- anaosta (“youthful”, adjective)
- aostach m (“old person”)
- aostacht f (“oldness; old age”)
- breacaosta (“fairly old”, adjective)
- bunaosta (“middle-aged”, adjective)
- cianaosta (“long-lived”, adjective)
- cnagaosta (“elderly”, adjective)
- comhaosta (“contemporary”, adjective)
- críonaosta (“old and withered”, adjective)
- foraosta (“very old”, adjective)
- lánaosta (“of full age; rather old”, adjective)
- lomaosta
- meánaosta (“middle-aged”, adjective)
- scothaosta (“fairly old, elderly”, adjective)
- tonnaosta (“getting on in years”, adjective)
- tromaosta (“of advanced age”, adjective)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aosta | n-aosta | haosta | 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
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “áesta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aosta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- aosda (superseded)
Etymology
From Old Irish áesta (“old, ancient”)[1] (compare Irish aosta), from áes (“age, years; stage, period of life; lifetime; age of the world, era”). By surface analysis, aois + -ta.
Pronunciation
Adjective
aosta
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aosta | n-aosta | h-aosta | t-aosta |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “áesta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap