achadh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish achad m (“expanse of ground; pasture, field; field of battle”).
Noun
achadh m (genitive singular achaidh, nominative plural achaidh)
- (archaic, otherwise almost only in place names) field
Declension
Declension of achadh
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- Achadh Airt, Achadh Choinn (“Ireland”)
- Achadh Conaire (“Achonry”)
- Cúig Achadh Uisnigh (“the five fields of Uisneach, the five fifths of Ireland”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| achadh | n-achadh | hachadh | t-achadh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "achadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “achad”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- “aċaḋ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 3.
- “achadh” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- Entries containing “achadh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish achad m (“expanse of ground; pasture, field; field of battle”).
Noun
achadh m (genitive singular achaidh, plural achaidhean or achaidhnean)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| achadh | n-achadh | h-achadh | t-achadh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “achad”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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