ainnir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ainder.

Noun

ainnir f (genitive ainnire, nominative plural ainnireacha)

1. (poetic) maiden, lass, young woman

Declension

Declension of ainnir

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ainnir ainnireacha Vocative a ainnir a ainnireacha Genitive ainnire ainnireacha Dative ainnir ainnireacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ainnir na hainnireacha Genitive na hainnire na n-ainnireacha Dative leis an ainnir don ainnir leis na hainnireacha

Mutation

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

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ainder.

Noun

ainnir f (genitive ainnire, plural ainnirean)

1. maiden, virgin
2. nymph

Synonyms

• (maiden): maighdeann, òigh