ailiúnas
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom oil (“to nourish”) + -únas, a calque of Latin alimōnia, with alteration of the initial o to a to match the Latin word as well as English alimony. A new formation, as the word does not appear in texts or dictionaries before the mid-20th century.
Noun
editailiúnas m (genitive singular ailiúnais, nominative plural ailiúnais)
Declension
editDeclension of ailiúnas
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ailiúnas | n-ailiúnas | hailiúnas | t-ailiúnas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ailiúnas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN