aonach

English

Etymology

From Irish aonach, from Old Irish óenach, from óen (“one”).

Noun

aonach (plural aonachs)

1. (historical) An ancient Irish public national assembly called upon the death of a king, queen, notable sage or warrior as part of ancestor-worship practices.

Alternative forms

• oenach

Anagrams

• choana

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈiːnˠa(x)/, /ˈiːn̪ˠa(x)/; (older) IPA^(key): /ˈɯːnˠa(x)/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish óenach (“reunion; popular assembly or gathering”), from óen (“one”).

Noun

aonach m (genitive singular aonaigh, nominative plural aontaí)

1. fair
2. assembly

Declension

Declension of aonach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative aonach aontaí Vocative a aonaigh a aontaí Genitive aonaigh aontaí Dative aonach aontaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aonach na haontaí Genitive an aonaigh na n-aontaí Dative leis an aonach don aonach leis na haontaí

Derived terms

• cainteoir aonaigh (“stump orator”)

 

Etymology 2

From Old Irish óenach (“injury, wound”).

Noun

aonach m (genitive singular aonaigh)

1. fury, rage

Declension

Declension of aonach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative aonach Vocative a aonaigh Genitive aonaigh Dative aonach

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-aonach Genitive an aonaigh Dative leis an aonach don aonach

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aonaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 34
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 oenach (‘reunion, assembly’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 oenach (‘injury, wound’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 86