aonar

Irish

Alternative forms

• aoinfhear

Etymology

From Old Irish óenar m (“a single individual, one alone”), a compound of óen (“one”) + fer m (“man”).

Noun

aonar m (genitive singular aonair)

1. (literary) one, lone, person
2. (with i and possessive pronoun) aloneness, solitariness

   Tá sí ina haonar. ― She is alone.

3. (in genitive) single, solitary

Usage notes

• The meaning "alone" is achieved by combining aonar with the preposition i (“in”) and the possessive determiner for the person (or people) who is alone, as in:

• Rinne mé i m’aonar é. ― I did it alone.
• Tá tú i do chónaí i d’aonar. ― You (singular) are living alone.
• Bhí sé ina aonar. ― He was alone.
• Tá sí ina haonar. ― She is alone.
• Chuamar ansin inár n-aonar. ― We went there alone.
• Bhí sibh ag canadh in bhur n-aonar. ― You (plural) were singing alone.
• Tá siad ag siúl ina n-aonar. ― They are walking alone.

Declension

Declension of aonar

First declension

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

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

Derived terms

• aonarach
• aonaracht
• aonarán
• braighdeanas aonair m (“solitary confinement”)
• ceoltóir aonair m (“soloist”)
• comhrac aonair m (“duel”)

 

Related terms

• amháin (“alone, only, one”)
• aon (“one”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aonar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “oenar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “aonar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “aonar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic numbers ^(edit)

		10
		1	2  →	10  →
Cardinal: aon     Standalone: a h-aon     Ordinal: ciad     Ordinal abbreviation: 1d     Personal: aonar     Multiplier: aon-fhillte, singilte     Fractional: iomlan

Etymology

From Old Irish oenar (“a single individual, one alone”), a compound of óen (“one”) + fer (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɯ̃ːnəɾ/
• (some dialects) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ̃ːnəɾ/ (as if spelled ònar)

Noun

aonar m (genitive singular aonair)

1. one

Usage notes

• Only used about persons (cf. numerical noun).
• Usually used together with a prepositional pronoun derived from an (in) to express exclusiveness, loneliness etc:

  rinn i seo na h-aonar. ― She did this alone/solo/on her own. (literally, “She did this in her one.”)

  Bha e na aonar. ― He was alone. (literally, “He was in his one.”)

  Tha mi a' fuireach nam aonar. ― I live alone. (literally, “I am living in my one.”)

Related terms

• aon
• aonan

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “aonar”, 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), “oenar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language