ainnise

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aindeise (“wretchedness, misery”), from aindeis (compare modern ainnis).

Noun

ainnise f (genitive singular ainnise)

1. misery; meanness
2. awkwardness

Declension

Declension of ainnise (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative ainnise vocative a ainnise genitive ainnise dative ainnise forms with the definite article singular nominative an ainnise genitive na hainnise dative leis an ainnise don ainnise

Alternative forms

• aindeise
• ainniseacht f
• ainnisíocht f

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ainnise

1. inflection of ainnis (“strange, unfamiliar; apart”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
   3. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainnise

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainnise	n-ainnise	hainnise	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ainnise”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ainnise”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainnise”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aindeise”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language