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aithis.

slur, reproach

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑhəʃ/Munster/ˈahəʃ/Munster/ˈæhəʃ/Aran
  1. slur, reproach

    feminine
  2. shame, disgrace

    feminine
  3. sarcasm

    feminine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish aithis (“reproach; disgrace”), from Proto-Celtic *ati-wissus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éti (“beyond”) + *weyd- (“to see, know”). Comparable to Proto-Germanic *idiwītą (“disgrace, shame, disdain”).

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