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aiste

essay

NounFeminineB1/ˈɑʃtʲə/

"aiste" means "essay" in Irish (feminine noun). Pronounced /ˈɑʃtʲə/. Mutation forms: Urú → n-aiste, Réamhlitir h → haiste, Réamhlitir t → t-aiste.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formaiste
Urún-aiste
Réamhlitir hhaiste
Réamhlitir tt-aiste

"aiste" in context

Thug mé faoin aiste agus bhí sí críochnaithe agam i gceann dhá uair an chloig.

I got down to writing the essay and I had it finished in two hours.

B1

Further reading

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