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ainscian
ainscian
Irish
Alternative forms
- ainscéan f
 - ainsciath f
 
Noun
ainscian f (genitive singular ainscéine)
Declension
Declension of ainscian
Second declension
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 Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) 
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 Forms with the definite article 
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- ainscian de dhuine (“wild, violent, person; huge person”)
 - ainscian mná (“virago”)
 - ainscianta (“wild, furious”, adjective)
 
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis | 
| ainscian | n-ainscian | hainscian | unchanged | 
|  Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.  | |||
References
- "ainscian" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.