ainbhios

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainbhfios (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish ainfis m, ainbhes m (“ignorance, lack of knowledge or information”). By surface analysis, ain- +‎ fios (“knowledge”).

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈænəʃ/, /ˈænɪʃ/, /ˈanvʲəsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɛnʲəvʲɪsˠ/

Noun

ainbhios m (genitive singular ainbheasa)

1. ignorance

Declension

Declension of ainbhios

Third declension

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

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

Synonyms

• aineolas

Derived terms

• ainbhiosach (“ignorant”, adjective)
• ainbhiosán m (“ignorant person; ignoramus”)
• dubh-ainbhios m (“gross ignorance”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainbhios	n-ainbhios	hainbhios	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) “ainbhios”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ainfis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ainḃfios”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 12
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 25