-aí

Appendix:Variations of "ai" Irish Pronunciation ga /iː/ Etymology 1 ga plural From earlier ga -aidhe, originally the ga sga - accusative and vocative plural ending of d-stem nouns. For example sga arae, plural sga arada. Alternative forms ga -aidhe obsolete ga -í slender form ga -idhe obsolete slender form Suffix i Ending of the plural of certain nouns. ga beannacht blessing, greeting beannachtaí ga gnólacht commercial firm gnólachtaí Etymology 2 ga agent A merger of two different Old Irish suffixes. One the one hand, from ga sga -id, from ga cel-pro *-yatis, an extended variant of ga cel-pro *-atis. On the other hand, from ga sga -aige, from ga cel-pro *sagyos seeker.II 21.3 Kim McCone 172 Alternative forms ga -aidhe -oidhe -uidhe obsolete ga -í slender form ga -idhe obsolete slender form Suffix n m -er person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb ga feighil to watch, tend feighlí watcher, tender -ist one who follows a particular ideology; professional, amateur, or enthusiast; person who uses something ga Búda Buddha Búdaí Buddhist ga eol knowledge eolaí scientist, -ologist ga roth wheel rothaí cyclist -ee person to whom, or a thing to which, an action is done; person who, or a thing that, does an action; person who is the recipient party to a contract ga fostaigh employ fostaí employee ga neamhláithreach absent neamhláithrí absentee ga morgáiste mortgage morgáistí mortgagee Declension - aí aithe Derived terms ga agent Etymology 3 ga adjective From ga sga -ide, variant form of sga -de used after a syncopated vowel. Alternative forms ga -aidhe -idhe superseded ga -í slender form Suffix a Added to nouns to form adjectives. Derived terms ga adjective Etymology 4 ga verbal noun Alternative forms ga -í slender form Suffix n m Suffix used to form verbal nouns ga tosaigh tosaí ga fiafraigh fiafraí References Etymology 5 ga adjectival suffix Slenderisation of the adjectival suffix "-ach." Used after feminine genitives. E.g., "blas na cainte Albanaí." From earlier "-aighe."