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ainís

ainís

Irish

Noun

ainís f ‎(genitive singular ainíse)

anise
(familiar) caraway

Declension

Declension of ainís

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	ainís
Vocative	a ainís
Genitive	ainíse
Dative	ainís

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an ainís
Genitive	na hainíse
Dative	leis an ainís don ainís

Derived terms

síol ainíse ‎(“aniseed”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainís	n-ainís	hainís	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"ainís" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.