aineolas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aineólas (“ignorance”), from eólas (“knowledge”). By surface analysis, ain- +‎ eolas (“knowledge”).

Noun

aineolas m (genitive singular aineolais)

1. ignorance

   Synonym: ainbhios

2. inexperience

Declension

Declension of aineolas

First declension

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

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

Related terms

• aineolach (“ignorant, uninformed; inexperienced”, adjective)
• aineolaí m (“ignorant, inexperienced, person”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aineolas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aineólas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aineolas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aineolas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aineólas (“ignorance”), from eólas (“knowledge”). By surface analysis, ain- +‎ eòlas.

Noun

aineolas m (genitive singular aineolais, no plural)

1. ignorance, want of knowledge, nescience, illiterateness

Related terms

• aineolach

Mutation

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “aineolas”, 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), “aineólas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language