aite

See also: Aite

Irish

Adjective

aite

  1. inflection of ait:
    1. genitive feminine singular
    2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
    3. comparative degree

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aite n-aite haite not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Japanese

Romanization

aite

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あいて

Old Irish

Alternative forms
  • aitte

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *attyos, from Proto-Indo-European *átta (“father”), ultimately a nursery word.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈadʲe/

Noun

aite m (genitive aiti, nominative plural aiti)

  1. foster father
  2. teacher
  3. tutor

Declension
Masculine io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative aite aiteL aitiL
Vocative aiti aiteL aitiu
Accusative aiteN aiteL aitiuH
Genitive aitiL aiteL aiteN
Dative aitiuL aitib aitib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants
  • Irish: oide
  • Manx: gedjey
  • Scottish Gaelic: oide

See also

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
aite unchanged n-aite
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Rotokas

Noun

aite

  1. father
  2. uncle (mother's sister's husband)
  3. uncle (father's brother)

References

Walloon

Noun

aite f (plural aites)

  1. cemetery
  2. parvis
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