ainneoin

Irish

Alternative forms

• aimhdheoin, aindeoin, neamhdheoin

Etymology

From Middle Irish aindeóin (“unwillingness”) (from an- (“un-”) + deóin (“willingness”)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈnʲoːnʲ/, [əˈnʲõːi̯nʲ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈan̠ʲoːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈan̠ʲɔnʲ/

Noun

ainneoin

1. only used as a preposition and in certain phrases; see Derived terms below

Preposition

ainneoin (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

1. in spite of, notwithstanding

Derived terms

• ainneoin go
• d’ainneoin
• d’ainneoin go
• in ainneoin

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aindeóin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aimhdheoin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 11
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainneoin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 19