héis

See also: heis and heiš

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heːʃ/

Etymology 1

From Irish English haitch, alternative form of aitch, from Middle English ache, from Old French ache, from Vulgar Latin *acca.

Noun

héis

1. The name of the Latin-script letter h/H.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) litir; á, bé, cé, dé, é, eif, gé, héis, í, jé, cá, eil, eim, ein, ó, pé, cú, ear, eas, té, ú, vé, wae, ex, yé, zae
• Note: The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

héis

1. h-prothesized form of éis

Old Irish

Noun

héis f

1. Alternative spelling of éis

Mutation

Mutation of héis

radical	lenition	nasalization
héis (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	nhéis

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.