ainleoir

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

ainleoir m (genitive singular ainleora, nominative plural ainleoirí)

1. person who kedges boat

Etymology 2

Noun

ainleoir m (genitive singular ainleora, nominative plural ainleoirí)

1. Alternative form of ainle (“cross, peevish, person; querulous child”)

Declension

Declension of ainleoir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ainleoir ainleoirí Vocative a ainleoir a ainleoirí Genitive ainleora ainleoirí Dative ainleoir ainleoirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ainleoir na hainleoirí Genitive an ainleora na n-ainleoirí Dative leis an ainleoir don ainleoir leis na hainleoirí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainleoir	n-ainleoir	hainleoir	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) “ainleoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN