aicearrach

Irish

Alternative forms

aichearrach, aithghiorrach

Etymology

From Old Irish aithgirrach, an alternative form of aithgerr (“very short, very brief”, adjective). Synchronically analyzable as aicearra +‎ -ach.

Adjective

aicearrach (genitive singular masculine aicearraigh, genitive singular feminine aicearraí, plural aicearracha, comparative aicearraí)

short

Declension

Declension of aicearrach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	aicearrach	aicearrach	aicearracha
Vocative	aicearraigh	aicearrach	aicearracha
Genitive	aicearraigh	aicearraí	aicearracha	aicearrach
Dative	aicearrach	aicearrach; aicearraigh (archaic)	aicearracha
Comparative	níos aicearraí
Superlative	is aicearraí

Related terms

Terms related to aicearrach

aicearra m (“shortcut; abridgement”)

aicearracht f (“shortness”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aicearrach	n-aicearrach	haicearrach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"aicearrach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“aithgirrach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“aithgerr” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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