ainís

Irish

Etymology

From Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison).

Noun

ainís f (genitive singular ainíse)

1. anise
2. (colloquial) caraway

Declension

Declension of ainís

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative ainís Vocative a ainís Genitive ainíse Dative ainís

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an ainís Genitive na hainíse Dative leis an ainís don ainís

Derived terms

• síol ainíse (“aniseed”)

Mutation

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

References

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