Aoine

See also: aoine

Irish

Etymology

From aoine (“fasting”), from the traditional Roman Catholic practice of fasting and abstaining from meat on Fridays.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːnʲə/

Noun

Aoine f (genitive singular Aoine, nominative plural Aointe)

1. Friday

Declension

Declension of Aoine

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative Aoine Aointe Vocative a Aoine a Aointe Genitive Aoine Aointe Dative Aoine Aointe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an Aoine na hAointe Genitive na hAoine na nAointe Dative leis an Aoine don Aoine leis na hAointe

Derived terms

• Aoine an Chéasta
• aointeach

 

Related terms

• Dé hAoine (“on Friday”)

Mutation

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

See also

• (days of the week) Domhnach,‎ Luan,‎ Máirt,‎ Céadaoin,‎ Déardaoin,‎ Aoine,‎ Satharn ^{(Category: ga:Days of the week) [edit]}

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Aoine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “Aoine”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 33
• Entries containing “Aoine” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Aoine” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 45