aosta

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish áesta (“old, ancient”), from áes (“age”). By surface analysis, aois (“age”) +‎ -ta. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈeːsˠt̪ˠə/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈiːsˠt̪ˠə/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːsˠt̪ˠə/, (older) /ˈɯːsˠt̪ˠə/ === Adjective === aosta aged, old ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aosta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Alternative forms === aosda (superseded) === Etymology === From Old Irish áesta (“old, ancient”) (compare Irish aosta), from áes (“age, years; stage, period of life; lifetime; age of the world, era”). By surface analysis, aois +‎ -ta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɯːs̪t̪ə/ (Lewis) IPA(key): [ˈɯːs̪t̪] === Adjective === aosta old, aged, elderly === Mutation === === References ===