aineolach

Irish

Alternative forms

• aineolgach, aineolgaiseach

Etymology

From Old Irish aineólach (“ignorant, unlearned, unskilled”) (compare Manx anoayllagh), from éolach (“knowing, learned, skilled (in), acquainted with”). By surface analysis, ain- +‎ eolach (“knowledgeable; learned, skilled; informed in, familiar with; familiar with ways, fit to guide”).

Adjective

aineolach (genitive singular masculine aineolaigh, genitive singular feminine aineolaí, plural aineolacha, comparative aineolaí)

1. ignorant, uninformed
2. inexperienced

Declension

Declension of aineolach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	aineolach	aineolach	aineolacha
Vocative	aineolaigh		aineolacha
Genitive		aineolaí	aineolacha	aineolach
Dative	aineolach	aineolach; aineolaigh (archaic)	aineolacha
Comparative	níos aineolaí
Superlative	is aineolaí

Related terms

• aineolaí m (“ignorant, inexperienced, person”)
• aineolas m (“ignorance; inexperience”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aineolach	n-aineolach	haineolach	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) “aineolach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aineólach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aineolach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aineolach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aineólach (“ignorant, unlearned, unskilled”), synchronically ain- +‎ eòlach (“knowing, acquainted, cunning, skilled, expert; intelligent”).

Adjective

aineolach (comparative aineolaiche)

1. ignorant, unintelligent, rude, unlearned, undiscerning

Related terms

• aineolas (“ignorance”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “aineolach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aineólach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language