aiste

See also: Aistė

Estonian

Noun

aiste

1. genitive plural of ais

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑʃtʲə/, /ˈaʃtʲə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aiste (“special quality, peculiarity”), possibly from Latin essentia (“essence, being”).

Noun

aiste f or m (genitive singular aiste, nominative plural aistí)

1. (literary or academic) essay, composition

Declension

Declension of aiste (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative aiste aistí vocative a aiste a aistí genitive aiste aistí dative aiste aistí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an aiste na haistí genitive na haiste na n-aistí dative leis an aiste don aiste leis na haistí

Derived terms

• aiste bia
• aiste cheoil
• aiste filíochta
• aiste mheadarachta
• aiste ríme
• aiste scoile
• aisteach
• ar an aiste sin

 

Etymology 2

Pronoun

aiste (emphatic aistese)

1. Alternative form of aisti

Mutation

Mutated forms of aiste

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aiste	n-aiste	haiste	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈaʃtʲ(ə)/
• (North Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈɛʃtʲə/
• (South Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈaʃtʲə/
• (Barra) IPA^(key): [ˈæʃtʲʌ]
• Hyphenation: ais‧te

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aiste, possibly from Latin essentia (“essence, being”). Cognate with Irish aiste.

Noun

aiste f (plural aistean)

1. composition, essay
2. poem
3. ingenuity

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish eiste, from Old Irish essi. Cognates include Irish aisti and Manx assjee.

Pronoun

aiste

1. third-person singular feminine of à: from her, from it

Inflection

Personal inflection of à
Number	Person	Simple	Emphatic
Singular	1st	asam	asamsa
	2nd	asad	asadsa
	3rd m	às	às-san
	3rd f	aiste	aistese
Plural	1st	asainn	asainne
	2nd	asaibh	asaibhse
	3rd	asta	astasan

Mutation

Mutation of aiste

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aiste	n-aiste	h-aiste	t-aiste

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “aiste”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Colin Mark (2003) “à” and “aiste”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, pages 2, 28