aonach

English

Etymology

From Irish aonach, from Old Irish óenach, from óen (“one”).

Noun

aonach (plural aonachs)

1. (historical) An ancient Irish public national assembly called upon the death of a king, queen, notable sage or warrior as part of ancestor-worship practices.

Alternative forms

• oenach

Anagrams

• choana

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈiːnˠa(x)/, /ˈiːn̪ˠa(x)/; (older) /ˈɯːnˠa(x)/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish óenach (“reunion; popular assembly or gathering”), from óen (“one”).

Noun

aonach m (genitive singular aonaigh, nominative plural aontaí)

1. fair
2. assembly

Declension

Declension of aonach (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative aonach aontaí vocative a aonaigh a aontaí genitive aonaigh aontaí dative aonach aontaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an t-aonach na haontaí genitive an aonaigh na n-aontaí dative leis an aonach don aonach leis na haontaí

Derived terms

• cainteoir aonaigh (“stump orator”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish óenach (“injury, wound”).

Noun

aonach m (genitive singular aonaigh)

1. fury, rage

Declension

Declension of aonach (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative aonach vocative a aonaigh genitive aonaigh dative aonach forms with the definite article singular nominative an t-aonach genitive an aonaigh dative leis an aonach don aonach

Mutation

Mutated forms of aonach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aonach	n-aonach	haonach	t-aonach

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aonaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 34