ionsaí

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /uːnˠˈsˠiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɔnˠsˠiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɤnˠsˠi/

Noun

ionsaí m (genitive singular ionsaithe, nominative plural ionsaithe)

1. verbal noun of ionsaigh
2. advance, approach, attack
3. attempt

   Synonym: iarracht

Declension

Declension of ionsaí

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ionsaí ionsaithe Vocative a ionsaí a ionsaithe Genitive ionsaithe ionsaithe Dative ionsaí ionsaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ionsaí na hionsaithe Genitive an ionsaithe na n-ionsaithe Dative leis an ionsaí don ionsaí leis na hionsaithe

Derived terms

• d'ionsaí
• frithionsaí
• ionsar
• neamhionsaí

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ionsaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN