Alternative forms
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Etymology
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From Middle Irish aingid, from Old Irish aingid, from Proto-Celtic *anegeti. The final -c is irregular; normally -gh is expected. It could have arisen from the verbal noun, which normally does have a /k/.
ainic (present analytic ainiceann, future analytic ainicfidh, verbal noun anacal, past participle ainicthe)
- (transitive, intransitive) protect, save (ar (“from, against”))
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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ainicim
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ainiceann tú; ainicir†
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ainiceann sé, sí
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ainicimid
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ainiceann sibh
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ainiceann siad; ainicid†
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a ainiceann; a ainiceas / a n-ainiceann*; a n-ainiceas*
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ainictear
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past
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d'ainic mé; d'ainiceas / ainic mé‡; ainiceas‡
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d'ainic tú; d'ainicis / ainic tú; ainicis‡
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d'ainic sé, sí / ainic sé, sí‡
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d'ainiceamar; d'ainic muid / ainiceamar; ainic muid‡
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d'ainic sibh; d'ainiceabhair / ainic sibh; ainiceabhair‡
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d'ainic siad; d'ainiceadar / ainic siad; ainiceadar‡
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a d'ainic / ar ainic*
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ainiceadh; hainiceadh†
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past habitual
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d'ainicinn / ainicinn‡; n-ainicinn‡‡
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d'ainicteá / ainicteá‡; n-ainicteᇇ
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d'ainiceadh sé, sí / ainiceadh sé, sí‡; n-ainiceadh sé, s퇇
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d'ainicimis; d'ainiceadh muid / ainicimis; ainiceadh muid‡; n-ainicimis‡‡; n-ainiceadh muid‡‡
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d'ainiceadh sibh / ainiceadh sibh‡; n-ainiceadh sibh‡‡
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d'ainicidís; d'ainiceadh siad / ainicidís; ainiceadh siad‡; n-ainicidís‡‡; n-ainiceadh siad‡‡
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a d'ainiceadh / a n-ainiceadh*
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d'ainictí / ainictí‡; n-ainict퇇
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future
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ainicfidh mé; ainicfead
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ainicfidh tú; ainicfir†
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ainicfidh sé, sí
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ainicfimid; ainicfidh muid
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ainicfidh sibh
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ainicfidh siad; ainicfid†
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a ainicfidh; a ainicfeas / a n-ainicfidh*; a n-ainicfeas*
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ainicfear
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conditional
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d'ainicfinn / ainicfinn‡; n-ainicfinn‡‡
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d'ainicfeá / ainicfeá‡; n-ainicfeᇇ
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d'ainicfeadh sé, sí / ainicfeadh sé, sí‡; n-ainicfeadh sé, s퇇
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d'ainicfimis; d'ainicfeadh muid / ainicfimis‡; ainicfeadh muid‡; n-ainicfimis‡‡; n-ainicfeadh muid‡‡
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d'ainicfeadh sibh / ainicfeadh sibh‡; n-ainicfeadh sibh‡‡
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d'ainicfidís; d'ainicfeadh siad / ainicfidís‡; ainicfeadh siad‡; n-ainicfidís‡‡; n-ainicfeadh siad‡‡
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a d'ainicfeadh / a n-ainicfeadh*
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d'ainicfí / ainicfí‡; n-ainicf퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go n-ainice mé; go n-ainicead†
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go n-ainice tú; go n-ainicir†
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go n-ainice sé, sí
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go n-ainicimid; go n-ainice muid
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go n-ainice sibh
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go n-ainice siad; go n-ainicid†
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go n-ainictear
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past
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dá n-ainicinn
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dá n-ainicteá
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dá n-ainiceadh sé, sí
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dá n-ainicimis; dá n-ainiceadh muid
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dá n-ainiceadh sibh
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dá n-ainicidís; dá n-ainiceadh siad
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dá n-ainictí
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imperative
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ainicim
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ainic
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ainiceadh sé, sí
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ainicimis
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ainicigí; ainicidh†
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ainicidís
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ainictear
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verbal noun
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anacal
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past participle
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ainicthe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Mutation
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Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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ainic
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n-ainic
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hainic
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
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