áthas

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish áithes, áthas (“sharpness; joy”). Compare aiteann (“gorse, juniper”), which could be from the same root. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑːhəsˠ/ (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈɑːsˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈahəsˠ/ === Noun === áthas m (genitive singular áthais) joy, gladness alternative form of áitheas (“success, victory”) ==== Usage notes ==== Used with bí + the preposition ar (“on”) to say "to be glad"; thus: ==== Declension ==== ==== Quotations ==== ==== Derived terms ==== áthasach áthasúil === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “áṫas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 43 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “áthas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN