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

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aithrechus (repentance; regret), from aithrech (compare modern aithreach (penitent, sorry; giving cause for regret)).

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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