aicearra
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish aithgirra (“shortness, brevity; short cut”), from aithgerr (“very short, very brief”, adjective).
Noun
aicearra m or f (genitive singular aicearra, nominative plural aicearraí)
- shortcut
- (proverb) Cam díreach an ród is é an bealach mór an t-aicearra. ― The longest way round is the shortest way home.
- (proverb)
- abridgement
Declension
Declension of aicearra
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- Alternative declension
Declension of aicearra
Fourth declension
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aicearrach (“short”, adjective)
- aicearracht f (“shortness”)
Related terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aicearra | n-aicearra | haicearra | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "aicearra" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “aithgirra” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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