achair

Irish

Etymology 1

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Verb

achair (present analytic achrann, future analytic acharfaidh, verbal noun achairt, past participle achartha)

  1. (transitive) beseech
Conjugation
Conjugation of achair (first conjugation – B)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present achraim achrann tú;
achrair† 		achrann sé, sí achraimid; achrann muid achrann sibh achrann siad;
achraid† 		a achrann; a achras achairtear
past d'achair mé; d'achras /
achair mé‡; achras‡ 		d'achair tú; d'achrais /
achair tú‡; achrais‡ 		d'achair sé, sí /
achair sé, sí‡ 		d'achramar; d'achair muid /
achramar‡; achair muid‡ 		d'achair sibh; d'achrabhair /
achair sibh‡; achrabhair‡ 		d'achair siad; d'achradar /
achair siad; achradar‡ 		a d'achair achradh;
hachradh†
past habitual d'achrainn /
achrainn‡ 		d'achairteá /
achairteᇠ		d'achradh sé, sí /
achradh sé, sí‡ 		d'achraimis; d'achradh muid /
achradh muid‡ 		d'achradh sibh /
achradh sibh‡ 		d'achraidís; d'achradh siad /
achraidís‡; achradh siad‡ 		a d'achradh d'achairtí /
achairtí‡
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future acharfaidh mé;
acharfad 		acharfaidh tú;
acharfair† 		acharfaidh sé, sí acharfaimid;
acharfaidh muid 		acharfaidh sibh acharfaidh siad;
acharfaid† 		a acharfaidh; a acharfas acharfar
conditional d'acharfainn /
acharfainn‡ 		d'acharfá /
acharfᇠ		d'acharfadh sé, sí /
acharfadh sé, sí‡ 		d'acharfaimis; d'acharfadh muid /
acharfaimis‡; acharfadh muid‡ 		d'acharfadh sibh /
acharfadh sibh‡ 		d'acharfaidís; d'acharfadh siad /
acharfaidís‡; acharfadh siad‡ 		a d'acharfadh d'acharfaí /
acharfaí‡
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go n-achra mé;
go n-achrad† 		go n-achra tú;
go n-achrair† 		go n-achra sé, sí go n-achraimid;
go n-achra muid 		go n-achra sibh go n-achra siad;
go n-achraid† 		— go n-achairtear
past dá n-achrainn dá n-achairteá dá n-achradh sé, sí dá n-achraimis;
dá n-achradh muid 		dá n-achradh sibh dá n-achraidís;
dá n-achradh siad 		— dá n-achairtí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— achraim achair achradh sé, sí achraimis achraigí;
achraidh† 		achraidís — achairtear
past participle achartha
verbal noun achairt

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Etymology 2

Noun

achair m sg

  1. vocative/genitive singular of achar (“distance, journey; extent; area; period of time”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of achair
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
achair n-achair hachair 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

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.xəɾʲ/
    • (Blasse) [ˈa.xɪɾʲ]
    • (Griffith) [ˈa.xɨɾʲ]

Adjective

achair

  1. inflection of achar:
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. dative/accusative singular feminine
    3. genitive singular neuter
    4. nominative plural masculine

Mutation

Mutation of achair
radical lenition nasalization
achair
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 achair n-achair

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

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