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ainnis
ainnis
Irish
Alternative forms
- aindeis
- ainniseach
Adjective
ainnis (genitive singular masculine ainnis, genitive singular feminine ainnise, plural ainnise, comparative ainnise)
Declension
Declension of ainnis
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainnis | ainnis¹ | ainnise³ | |
| Vocative | ainnis¹ | ainnis¹ | ainnise | |
| Genitive | ainnis¹ | ainnise | ainnise | ainnis |
| Dative | ainnis² | ainnis¹ | ainnise³ | |
| Comparative | ainnise | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- ainniseoir m (“miserable, mean, person”)
Related terms
- ainnise f (“misery; meanness; awkwardness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainnis | n-ainnis | hainnis | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainnis" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “aindeis” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.