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aghaidh

face

NounFeminineA1/ɑiɟ/

"aghaidh" means "face" in Irish (feminine noun). Pronounced /ɑiɟ/. Mutation forms: Urú → n-aghaidh, Réamhlitir h → haghaidh, Réamhlitir t → t-aghaidh.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "aghaidh" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formaghaidh
Urún-aghaidh
Réamhlitir hhaghaidh
Réamhlitir tt-aghaidh

When does "aghaidh" mutate?

na— the (feminine genitive singular, h-prefix before vowels)

aghaidh→na haghaidhe(of the face)

"aghaidh" in context

Conas atá an obair ag dul ar aghaidh?

How is the work progressing?

A1

Táim i gcoinne foréigin in aghaidh na mban.

I'm against violence against women.

B1

Níl leigheas in aghaidh an bháis.

Everyone must die.

B1

An bhfuil sé i gceist agat leanúint ar aghaidh?

Do you mean to carry on?

B1

Ar aghaidh leat!

Go on!

A1

Further reading

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