aithreachas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aithrechus (repentance; regret)[1], from aithrech (compare modern aithríoch (penitent)).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈahəɾʲəxəsˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈæhɾʲaxəsˠ/[2]

Noun

aithreachas m (genitive singular aithreachais)

  1. repentance, regret
    Ní bheidh aithreachas ort faoi!You won't regret it!

Declension

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), aithrechus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 32

Further reading

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

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