Irish edit

Etymology edit

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Verb edit

ainligh (present analytic ainlíonn, future analytic ainleoidh, verbal noun ainliú, past participle ainlithe)

  1. (transitive, of boat, etc.) guide, steady (against current); kedge.
  2. (transitive, of bird, etc.) hover, hold position (against wind)
  3. (transitive) handle (the matter) adroitly

Conjugation edit

Adjective edit

ainligh (genitive singular masculine ainligh, genitive singular feminine ainlighe, plural ainlighe, comparative ainlighe)

  1. Alternative form of inneall (safe, secure; careful)

Mutation edit

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

Further reading edit