aiste
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== Estonian ==
=== Noun ===
aiste
genitive plural of ais
== Irish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑʃtʲə/, /ˈaʃtʲə/
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Old Irish aiste (“special quality, peculiarity”), possibly from Latin essentia (“essence, being”).
==== Noun ====
aiste f or m (genitive singular aiste, nominative plural aistí)
(literary or academic) essay, composition
===== Declension =====
As a feminine noun:
As a masculine noun:
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Pronoun ====
aiste (emphatic aistese)
alternative form of aisti
=== Etymology 3 ===
==== Noun ====
aiste m (genitive singular aiste, nominative plural aistí)
alternative form of haiste (“hatch”)
===== Declension =====
=== Mutation ===
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
== Scottish Gaelic ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Bernera) IPA(key): /ˈæʃtʲ(ə)/
(Lochs) IPA(key): /ˈaʃtʲ(ə)/
(North Uist) IPA(key): /ˈɛʃtʲə/
(South Uist) IPA(key): /ˈaʃtʲə/
(Barra) IPA(key): /ˈæʃtʲʌ/
Hyphenation: ais‧te
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Old Irish aiste, possibly from Latin essentia (“essence, being”). Cognate with Irish aiste.
==== Noun ====
aiste f (plural aistean)
composition, essay
poem
ingenuity
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Middle Irish eiste, from Old Irish essi. Cognates include Irish aisti and Manx assjee.
==== Pronoun ====
aiste
third-person singular feminine of à: from her, from it
===== Inflection =====
=== Mutation ===
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
Edward Dwelly (1911), “aiste”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Mark, Colin (2003), “à” and “aiste”, in The Gaelic–English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, pages 2, 28