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ainneart
ainneart
Irish
Noun
ainneart m (genitive singular ainnirt)
Declension
Declension of ainneart
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainneart | n-ainneart | hainneart | t-ainneart |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainneart" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “ainnert” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- aimhneart
- aineart
Etymology
From Old Irish ainnert (“great strength, violence”), from nert (“strength, might, power”); synchronically, ain- + neart.
Noun
ainneart m (genitive singular ainneirt, no plural)
Derived terms
- ainneartach (“violent; oppressive; overbearing”, adjective)
- ainneartaich (“oppress; gripe, ransack”, verb)
- ainneartair m (“griper; oppressor”)