aichear

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aicher, from Latin ācer, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaçəɾˠ/

Adjective

aichear (genitive singular masculine aichir, genitive singular feminine aichre, plural aicheara, comparative aichre)

1. (literary) sharp, keen

Declension

Declension of aichear

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	aichear	aichear	aicheara
vocative	aichir		aicheara
genitive		aichre	aicheara	aichear
dative	aichear	aichear; aichir (archaic)	aicheara
Comparative	níos aichre
Superlative	is aichre

Related terms

• aichre f (“sharpness, keenness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aichear

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aichear	n-aichear	haichear	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aichear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN