aithreachas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aithrechus (“repentance; regret”), from aithrech (compare modern aithríoch (“penitent”)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈahəɾʲəxəsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈæhɾʲaxəsˠ/

Noun

aithreachas m (genitive singular aithreachais)

1. repentance, regret

   Ní bheidh aithreachas ort faoi! ― You won't regret it!

Declension

Declension of aithreachas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative aithreachas Vocative a aithreachais Genitive aithreachais Dative aithreachas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-aithreachas Genitive an aithreachais Dative leis an aithreachas don aithreachas

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aithreachas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aiṫreaċas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 22

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aithrechus (“repentance; regret”), from aithrech. By surface analysis, aithreach (“penitent”) +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾʲəxəs̪/

Noun

aithreachas m (genitive singular aithreachais, no plural)

1. repentance, penitence, regret

Derived terms

• neo-aithreachas m (“impenitence, obduracy, hardness of heart”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “aithreachas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithrechus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language