aireach

== Irish == === Pronunciation === (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈæɾʲəx/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish airech, from aire (“freeman, noble”). By surface analysis, aire +‎ -ach. ==== Adjective ==== aireach (genitive singular masculine airigh, genitive singular feminine airí, plural aireacha, comparative airí) careful, attentive vigilant Synonym: (literary) cathaiseach ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== airitheach ===== Derived terms ===== anaireach (“heedless, careless, inattentive”, adjective) aireachas (“attention, vigilance”) mí-aireach (“careless, inattentive”) neamh-aireach (“inattentive, careless”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== aireach m genitive singular of aire (“nobleman”) === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN === References ===