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aoibhinn

See also: Aoibhinn

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish oíbind (“pleasant, agreeable, delightful”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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aoibhinn (genitive singular feminine aoibhne, plural aoibhne, comparative aoibhne)

  1. delightful, blissful
    Synonyms: caithiseach, gleoite

Usage notes

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Takes the adverbial construction go haoibhinn when used predicatively after a form of bí:

  • Bhí an trathnóna go haoibhinn.
    The afternoon was pleasant.

Declension

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Declension of aoibhinn
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative aoibhinn aoibhinn aoibhne
Vocative aoibhinn aoibhne
Genitive aoibhne aoibhne aoibhinn
Dative aoibhinn aoibhinn aoibhne
Comparative níos aoibhne
Superlative is aoibhne

Derived terms

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Mutation

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

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oíbind”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 59, page 31
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 124, page 48

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish oíbind (“pleasant, agreeable, delightful”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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aoibhinn (comparative aoibhinne)

  1. pleasant, comely
  2. joyful, glad

Derived terms

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Noun

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aoibhinn f

  1. joy

Mutation

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

Further reading

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