ainnir
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish ainder (“non-virgin, married woman; virgin, maiden”), from Proto-Celtic *anderā.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ainnir f (genitive singular ainnire, nominative plural ainnireacha)
- (poetic) girl, maiden, lass; young woman
- Synonyms: bruinneall, cailín óg, ógbhean
- attractive woman
- Synonyms: bé, bruinneall, spéirbhean, spéirbhruinneall
Declension edit
Declension of ainnir
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainnir | n-ainnir | hainnir | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainnir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ainder”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ainnir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 14
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 25
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish ainder (“non-virgin, married woman; virgin, maiden”), from Proto-Celtic *anderā.
Noun edit
ainnir f (genitive singular ainnire, plural ainnirean)
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “ainnir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ainder”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language