aghaidh

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish agad (“face, countenance; surface; expanse”). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ɑiɟ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈai(ə)/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /əi̯/, /ɤi̯/, /ˈaiə/ === Noun === aghaidh f (genitive singular aghaidhe or aighthe, nominative plural aghaidheanna or aighthe) face Synonym: éadan front, aspect dial (of clock) obverse (of coin) ==== Declension ==== Alternative declension ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aghaidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “aghaidh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “aghaidh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish agad (“face, countenance; surface; expanse”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɤ.i/, /ˈɤɣi/ (Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈɤ.ɤç/, (Tiree, Mull) [ˈɤʔɤç], (Islay, Colonsay) [ˈʏʔʏç] === Noun === aghaidh f (genitive singular aghaidhe, plural aghaidhean) face Synonym: aodann surface front (slang) cheek, impudence ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “aghaidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “agad, aiged”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Cathair Ó Dochartaigh, editor (1994), Survey of the Gaelic Dialects of Scotland, volume II, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, pages 18-19