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ainnir
ainnir
Irish
Alternative forms
Noun
ainnir f (genitive singular ainnire, nominative plural ainnireacha)
Declension
Declension of ainnir
Second declension
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Bare forms
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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 |
| ainnir | n-ainnir | hainnir | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainnir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “ainder” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “ainnir” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Franz Nikolaus Finck, 1899, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, 25.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- aindear
- ainnear
Etymology
From Old Irish ainder (“non-virgin, married woman; virgin, maiden”), from Proto-Celtic *anderā.
Noun
ainnir f (genitive singular ainnire, plural ainnirean)
Synonyms
- (maiden): maighdeann, òigh
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “ainder” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.