aineolaí

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /aˈnʲoːliː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈanʲoːliː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈanʲɔli/

Etymology 1

From ain- (negative prefix) +‎ eolaí (“knowledgeable, well-informed, person; learned man, expert”).

Noun

aineolaí m (genitive singular aineolaí, nominative plural aineolaithe)

1. ignorant, inexperienced person

Declension

Declension of aineolaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative aineolaí aineolaithe Vocative a aineolaí a aineolaithe Genitive aineolaí aineolaithe Dative aineolaí aineolaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aineolaí na haineolaithe Genitive an aineolaí na n-aineolaithe Dative leis an aineolaí don aineolaí leis na haineolaithe

Derived terms

• aineolaí mara (“land-lubber”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

aineolaí

1. inflection of aineolach (“ignorant, uninformed; inexperienced”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Alternative forms

• aineolaighe (superseded)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Entries containing “aineolaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “aineolaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

References

• "aineolaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.