achadh

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish achad m (expanse of ground; pasture, field; field of battle).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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achadh m (genitive singular achaidh, nominative plural achaidh)

  1. (archaic, otherwise almost only in place names) field

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish achad m (expanse of ground; pasture, field; field of battle).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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achadh m (genitive singular achaidh, plural achaidhean or achaidhnean)

  1. field, plain, meadow
    Bha sinn a' ceangal sguab san achadh.We were binding sheaves in the field.
  2. corn field newly cut or ready for reaping

Mutation

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Mutation of achadh
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
achadh n-achadh h-achadh t-achadh

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

Further reading

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